Detections
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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software DoS (cisco-sa-asaftd-mgcp-SUqB8VKH)
high Nessus Plugin ID 137135
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) due to inefficient memory management in its Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) inspection component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, by sending specially crafted packets to an affected device, to cause a DoS condition.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in the Cisco Security AdvisorySee Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?84c4cd75
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 137135
File Name: cisco-sa-asaftd-mgcp-SUqB8VKH-asa.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 6/4/2020
Updated: 3/31/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3254
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/ASA
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-3254