HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-6608

Adaptive Security Appliance Software vulnerability

CVSS
8.6
EPSS
4.6%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) code of Cisco ASA Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper parsing of crafted SSL or TLS packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet to the affected system. Note: Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects systems configured in routed and transparent firewall mode and in single or multiple context mode. This vulnerability can be triggered by IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. A valid SSL or TLS session is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASA Software running on the following products: Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall, Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls, Cisco ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv), Cisco Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, Cisco ISA 3000 Industrial Security Appliance. Fixed versions: 8.4(7.31) 9.0(4.39) 9.1(7) 9.2(4.6) 9.3(3.8) 9.4(2) 9.5(2). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuv48243.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-04-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-6608

  • Confirm whether Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-6608.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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