CVE-2021-40118

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-2344 documents4 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
12
Cisco Adaptive Security ApplianceCisco Adaptive Security Appliance SoftwareCisco Firepower Threat Defense+9 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when parsing HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTPS request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device t…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 4.0

Affected Packages12 packages

▶NVDcisco/firepower_threat_defense6.5.0 — 6.6.5+3
▶NVDcisco/asa_5505_firmware5 versions+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6c9f-g24c-wm5r: Multiple vulnerabilities in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) So↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerabilities↗2021-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Cisco
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerabilities↗2021-10-27
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CVE-2021-40118 (HIGH CVSS 7.5) | A vulnerability in the web services | cvebase.io