CVE-2020-3305 json
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software BGP Denial of Service Vulnerability
published 6y ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2020-24576
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) module in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain BGP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted BGP packet. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.
Patch / fix
- cisco adaptive_security_appliance 9.6.4.36
- cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense 6.3.0.5, 6.4.0.6
- cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.8.4.10, 9.10.1.30, 9.12.2.9
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-3305
- NVD CVE-2020-3305
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