CVE-2020-27124

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: November 18, 2024 at 04:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAdaptive Security Appliance

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

9.13.1.12 ≤ v < 9.13.1.169.14.1.10 ≤ v < 9.14.1.159.13.1.129.13.1.139.14.1.10
Affected range stops below 9.13.1.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.14.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.6HIGHcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-457

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