CVE-2018-15388

High

Description

A vulnerability in the WebVPN login process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause increased CPU utilization on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to excessive processing load for existing WebVPN login operations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple WebVPN login requests to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to increase CPU load on the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.6
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
PublishedMay 3, 2019
First seenMay 3, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software9.4.4.34, 9.6.4.25, 9.8.4, 9.9.2.50 or later
  • cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense6.2.3.12 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco adaptive_security_appliance_softwarev < 9.4.4.34, 9.5 ≤ v < 9.6.4.25, 9.7 ≤ v < 9.8.4, 9.9 ≤ v < 9.9.2.509.4.4.34, 9.6.4.25, 9.8.4, 9.9.2.50
cisco secure_firewall_threat_defensev < 6.2.3.126.2.3.12

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