CVE-2022-20751 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Snort Out of Memory Denial of Service Vulnerability
Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense devices by sending crafted IP packets that trigger excessive memory consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-20751?
CVE-2022-20751 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, published on 3 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Snort detection engine integration for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause unlimited memory consumption, which could lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient memory management for certain Snort events. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of crafted IP packets that would generate specific Snort events on an affected device. A sustained attack could cause an out of memory condition on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to interrupt all traffic flowing through the affected device. In some circumstances, the attacker may be able to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20751?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-20751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
- CVE-2024-20412 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
- CVE-2024-20330 Memory corruption in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
- CVE-2024-20339 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 2100 Series TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20351 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Snort Firewall Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20083 Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6h2m-428h-qfcp.