Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in the TLS cryptography functionality of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper data validation during the TLS 1.3 handshake and can be exploited by sending a crafted TLS 1.3 packet to an affected system."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset Cisco ASA Software
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
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Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
High
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2024-20494: Cisco ASA Software TLS Cryptography Vulnerability - Potential for Denial of Service (DoS) condition due to improper data validation during TLS 1.3 handshake. Verify version and apply patch as recommended by Cisco.
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