VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-3317

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.97%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-10-21
Last modified2026-08-11
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the ssl_inspection component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash Snort instances. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation in the ssl_inspection component. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed TLS packet through a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash a Snort instance, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references