CVE-2020-3189

Summary

CVECVE-2020-3189
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-05-06 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-12 18:18:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the VPN System Logging functionality for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak that can deplete system memory over time, which can cause unexpected system behaviors or device crashes. The vulnerability is due to the system memory not being properly freed for a VPN System Logging event generated when a VPN session is created or deleted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly creating or deleting a VPN tunnel connection, which could leak a small amount of system memory for each logging event. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause system memory depletion, which can lead to a systemwide denial of service (DoS) condition. The attacker does not have any control of whether VPN System Logging is configured or not on the device, but it is enabled by default.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-401

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Asa 5505 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5505 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5505 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5510 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5510 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5510 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5512-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5512-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5512-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5515-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5515-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5515-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5520 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5520 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5520 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5525-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5525-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5525-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5540 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5540 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5540 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5545-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5545-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5545-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5550 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5550 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5550 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5555-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5555-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5555-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5580 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5580 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5580 Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5585-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asa 5585-x - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2.21\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2.52\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2.55\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Asa 5585-x Firmware 9.9\(2\) All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.12 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.13 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.14 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.15 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.12 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.13 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.14 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.15 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software VPN System Logging Denial of Service Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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