VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2022-20760
CVSS score8.6 HIGH
EPSS probability1.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-05-03
Last modified2026-08-11
Description
A vulnerability in the DNS inspection handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition (DoS) on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper processing of incoming requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DNS requests at a high rate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition.