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CVE-2023-20244: A vulnerability in the internal packet processing of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisc…

A vulnerability in the internal packet processing of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Firewalls could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityHIGHCVSS 3.1 8.6
EPSS0.77%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixNot yet

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.6See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.4See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.1See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.1See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.1See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.3See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.3See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.3See the advisory

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What it is

A vulnerability in the internal packet processing of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Firewalls could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain packets when they are sent to the inspection engine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of crafted packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to deplete all 9,472 byte blocks on the device, resulting in traffic loss across the device or an unexpected reload of the device. If the device does not reload on its own, a manual reload of the device would be required to recover from this state.

Exploitation

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

Sources

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