CVE-2024-20402 | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software - SSL VPN Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the SSL VPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in memory management when handling SSL VPN connections."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Firmware Image

Target Asset Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Standard Path Global Firmware

Manual Verification Required

This is a non-Windows asset (Cisco). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

High

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2024-20402: Unauthenticated DoS vulnerability in Cisco ASA and FTD SSL VPN, requiring firmware update to prevent unexpected device reloads.

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Intelligence Sources

Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-webvpn-dos-hOnB9pH4

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