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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published May 6, 2020 ·Due Mar 7, 2024

Description

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve memory contents on an affected device, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. The vulnerability is due to a buffer tracking issue when the software parses invalid URLs that are requested from the web services interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted GET request to the web services interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve memory contents, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. Note: This vulnerability affects only specific AnyConnect and WebVPN configurations. For more information, see the Vulnerable Products section.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published May 6, 2020
Updated Aug 12, 2026
Reserved Dec 12, 2019
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Oct 24, 2024
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Aug 12, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a