A vulnerability in the DNS code of Cisco ASA Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload or corrupt the information present in the device's local DNS cache
Published Apr 20, 2017
8.7
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.41%
Description
A vulnerability in the DNS code of Cisco ASA Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload or corrupt the information present in the device's local DNS cache. The vulnerability is due to a flaw in handling crafted DNS response messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by triggering a DNS request from the Cisco ASA Software and replying with a crafted response. A successful exploit could cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition or corruption of the local DNS cache information. Note: Only traffic directed to the affected device can be used to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASA Software configured in routed or transparent firewall mode and single or multiple context mode. This vulnerability can be triggered by IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASA Software running on the following products: Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall, Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls, Cisco ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv), Cisco Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, Cisco ISA 3000 Industrial Security Appliance. Fixed versions: 9.1(7.12) 9.2(4.18) 9.4(3.12) 9.5(3.2) 9.6(2.2). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb40898.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco ASA Software Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco ASA SoftwareStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Cisco ASA Software | n/a |
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- 9.0.1
- 9.0.2
- 9.0.2.10
- 9.0.3
- 9.0.3.6
- 9.0.3.8
- 9.0.4
- 9.0.4.1
- 9.0.4.5
- 9.0.4.7
- 9.0.4.17
- 9.0.4.20
- 9.0.4.24
- 9.0.4.26
- 9.0.4.29
- 9.0.4.33
- 9.0.4.35
- 9.0.4.37
- 9.0.4.40
- 9.0.4.42
- 9.1\(7\)4
- 9.1\(7\)6
- 9.1\(7\)7
- 9.1\(7\)9
- 9.1\(7\)11
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.1.4
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.2.8
- 9.1.3
- 9.1.3.2
- 9.1.4
- 9.1.4.5
- 9.1.5
- 9.1.5.10
- 9.1.5.12
- 9.1.5.15
- 9.1.5.21
- 9.1.6
- 9.1.6.1
- 9.1.6.4
- 9.1.6.6
- 9.1.6.8
- 9.1.6.10
- 9.2\(0.0\)
- 9.2\(0.104\)
- 9.2\(3.1\)
- 9.2.1
- 9.2.2
- 9.2.2.4
- 9.2.2.7
- 9.2.2.8
- 9.2.3
- 9.2.3.3
- 9.2.3.4
- 9.2.4
- 9.2.4.2
- 9.2.4.4
- 9.2.4.8
- 9.2.4.10
- 9.2.4.13
- 9.2.4.14
- 9.2.4.16
- 9.2.4.17
- 9.3\(1.50\)
- 9.3\(1.105\)
- 9.3\(2.100\)
- 9.3\(2.243\)
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.1.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.2.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.3.1
- 9.3.3.2
- 9.3.3.5
- 9.3.3.6
- 9.3.3.9
- 9.3.3.10
- 9.3.3.11
- 9.3.5
- 9.4.0.115
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.1.1
- 9.4.1.2
- 9.4.1.3
- 9.4.1.5
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.2.3
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.3.3
- 9.4.3.4
- 9.4.3.6
- 9.4.3.8
- 9.4.3.11
- 9.5.1
- 9.5.2
- 9.5.2.6
- 9.5.2.10
- 9.5.2.14
- 9.5.3
- 9.5.3.1
- 9.6.0
- 9.6.1
- 9.6.1.3
- 9.6.1.5
- 9.6.1.10
- 9.6.2
- 9.6.2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02412) | 83.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02392) | 81.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 76.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 76.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 73.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 30.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 69.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97933 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038319 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170419-asa-dns x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97933 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038319 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170419-asa-dns | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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