CVE-2018-0240
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Application Layer Protocol Inspection feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerabilities are due to logical errors during traffic inspection. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a high volume of malicious traffic across an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a deadlock condition, resulting in a reload of an affected device. These vulnerabilities affect Cisco ASA Software and Cisco FTD Software configured for Application Layer Protocol Inspection running on the following Cisco products: 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliance (ISA), ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls, ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv), Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 4100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, FTD Virtual (FTDv). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve61540, CSCvh23085, CSCvh95456.
EPSS 1.59% · 82.0th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance | * |
| cisco | firepower_threat_defense | 6.2.1, 6.1.0, 6.2.0 |
| cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | 9.7.0.0, 9.6.0.0, 9.8.0.0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2018-0240 (circl-sighting)
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asa_inspect (circl)
- 1040722 (circl)
- 103934 (circl)
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-184-01 (circl)
Timeline
- Aug 24, 2017 CVE Published
- Dec 31, 2018 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asaanyconnect advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-staros advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-wbs advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asa3 advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-fp2100 advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asa1 advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-uscd advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-iosxr advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-fpsnort advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asa_inspect advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-asa2 advisory
- 1040722 vdb
- 103934 vdb
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-184-01 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0240 advisory