8.6highHigh

CVE-2020-3436

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary-sized files to specific folders on an affected device, which could lead to an unexpected device reload. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not efficiently handle the writing of large files to specific folders on the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading files to those specific folders. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write a file that triggers a watchdog timeout, which would cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Exploitation status

  • A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.

What the metrics mean

  • It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
  • For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
  • To exploit it, no account is needed.
  • Beyond that, no action by a user is required.

Scoring

CVSS
8.6 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-434
Assigned by
psirt@cisco.com

Dates

Published
2020-10-21
Last modified
2026-08-11
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance- 9.6.4.45
  • Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense- 6.2.2, 6.3.0 - 6.3.0.6, 6.4.0 - 6.4.0.10, 6.5.0 - 6.5.0.5, 6.6.0
  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software9.8.0 - 9.8.4.25, 9.9.0 - 9.9.2.80, 9.10.0 - 9.10.1.44, 9.12.0 - 9.12.4.2, 9.13.0 - 9.13.1.12, 9.14.0 - 9.14.1.15

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

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