CVE-2022-20927 is a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the SSL/TLS client of Cisco ASA and FTD Software, stemming from improper memory management during SSL/TLS connection initiation. An authenticated, remote attacker can trigger a device reload by ensuring the affected device connects to an SSL/TLS server with specific encryption parameters. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, though it was covered in one security article.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.13.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.13.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.13.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.13.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.