CVE-2022-20653

High

Description

A vulnerability in the DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) email verification component of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient error handling in DNS name resolution by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially formatted email messages that are processed by an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to become unreachable from management interfaces or to process additional email messages for a period of time until the device recovers, resulting in a DoS condition. Continued attacks could cause the device to become completely unavailable, resulting in a persistent DoS condition.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Asyncos
PublishedFeb 17, 2022
First seenFeb 17, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-399CWE-399

How to fix

Update
  • cisco asyncos13.0.3, 13.5.4.102, 14.0.2.020 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco asyncosv < 13.0.3, 13.5.0 ≤ v < 13.5.4.102, 14.0 ≤ v < 14.0.2.02013.0.3, 13.5.4.102, 14.0.2.020

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