CVE-2020-27124

HIGH EPSS 54.6%
Published Nov 18, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.6 CVSS 3.1
High
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling on established SSL/TLS connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing an SSL/TLS connection with the affected device and then sending a malicious SSL/TLS message within that connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.6
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
4.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
54.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-457

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
ciscoadaptive_security_appliance_software9.13.1.12any
ciscoadaptive_security_appliance_software9.13.1.13any
ciscoadaptive_security_appliance_software9.14.1.10any

References 3

  • sec.cloudapps.cisco.com https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ssl-dos-7uZWwSEy
    Vendor Advisory
  • sec.cloudapps.cisco.com https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-xss-bLZw4Ctq
    Not Applicable
  • sec.cloudapps.cisco.com https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sa-rv-routers-xss-K7Z5U6q3
    Not Applicable

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.