CVE-2022-20767 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software DNS Enforcement Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 8.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco FTD devices by sending crafted UDP packets, affecting devices running Snort 3.

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-2022-20767?

CVE-2022-20767 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 rule evaluation function of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the DNS reputation enforcement rule. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted UDP packets through an affected device to force a buildup of UDP connections. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause traffic that is going through the affected device to be dropped, resulting in a DoS condition. Note: This vulnerability only affects Cisco FTD devices that are running Snort 3.

Weakness: CWE-770, CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20767?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20767?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20767 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-2022-20767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6hf5-f728-cg27.

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