CVE-2021-40118
Published on: 10/27/2021 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 08/05/2022 11:51:00 AM UTC
CVE-2021-40118 - advisory for cisco-sa-asafdt-webvpn-dos-KSqJAKPA
Source: Mitre Source: NIST CVE.ORG Print: PDF
Certain versions of Adaptive Security Appliance from Cisco contain the following vulnerability:
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when parsing HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTPS request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
- CVE-2021-40118 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
- The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.
- Affected Vendor/Software:
Cisco - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software version n/a
CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
---|---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE | NONE |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
UNCHANGED | NONE | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 7.1 - HIGH
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | MEDIUM | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
NONE | NONE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
---|---|---|
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | tools.cisco.com text/html |
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Related QID Numbers
- 317093 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-asafdt-webvpn-dos-KSqJAKPA)
- 317101 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Web Services Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-asafdt-webvpn-dos-KSqJAKPA)
- 317108 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software Web Services Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-asafdt-webvpn-dos-KSqJAKPA)
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Application | Cisco | Adaptive Security Appliance | All | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5505 | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5505 Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5505 Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5505 Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5505 Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5505 Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5512-x | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5512-x Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5512-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5512-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5512-x Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5512-x Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5515-x | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5515-x Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5515-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5515-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5515-x Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5515-x Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5525-x | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5525-x Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5525-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5525-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5525-x Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5525-x Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5545-x | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5545-x Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5545-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5545-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5545-x Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5545-x Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5555-x | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5555-x Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5555-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5555-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5555-x Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5555-x Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5580 | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5580 Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5580 Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5580 Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5580 Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5580 Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Hardware
| Cisco | Asa 5585-x | - | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5585-x Firmware | 009.012\(004.024\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5585-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.015\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5585-x Firmware | 009.015\(001.016\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5585-x Firmware | 009.015\(001\) | All | All | All |
Operating System | Cisco | Asa 5585-x Firmware | 009.016\(001\) | All | All | All |
Application | Cisco | Firepower Threat Defense | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5505:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5505_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5505_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5505_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5505_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5505_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5512-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5512-x_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5512-x_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5512-x_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5512-x_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5512-x_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5515-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5515-x_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5515-x_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5515-x_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5515-x_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5515-x_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5525-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5525-x_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5525-x_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5525-x_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5525-x_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5525-x_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5545-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5545-x_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5545-x_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5545-x_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5545-x_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5545-x_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5555-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5555-x_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5555-x_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5555-x_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5555-x_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5555-x_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5580:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5580_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5580_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5580_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5580_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5580_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5585-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5585-x_firmware:009.012\(004.024\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5585-x_firmware:009.015\(001.015\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5585-x_firmware:009.015\(001.016\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5585-x_firmware:009.015\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5585-x_firmware:009.016\(001\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
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