6.5Medium

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

CVE-2019-1695

A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to send data directly to the kernel of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the software improperly filters Ethernet frames sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the Layer 2 (L2) filters and send data directly to the kernel of the affected device. A malicious frame successfully delivered would make the target device generate a specific syslog entry.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it from inside the same network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
6.5 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-284
Assigned by
psirt@cisco.com

Dates

Published
2019-05-03
Last modified
2026-08-11
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software- 9.8.4, 9.9 - 9.9.2.50, 9.10 - 9.10.1.17
  • Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense6.2.1 - 6.2.3.12, 6.3.0 - 6.3.0.3
  • Cisco Firepower 2110all versions
  • Cisco Firepower 2120all versions
  • Cisco Firepower 2130all versions
  • Cisco Firepower 2140all versions

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References