A vulnerability in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol implementation of Cisco AsyncOS software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU usage on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
The vulnerability is due to inefficient processing of incoming TLS traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of crafted TLS packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a prolonged state of high CPU utilization. The affected device would still be operative, but response time and overall performance may be degraded.There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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Description | A vulnerability in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol implementation of Cisco AsyncOS software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU usage on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to inefficient processing of incoming TLS traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of crafted TLS packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a prolonged state of high CPU utilization. The affected device would still be operative, but response time and overall performance may be degraded.There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. | |
Title | Cisco Email Security Appliance Denial Of Service Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-407 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: 2024-11-18T15:53:40.744Z
Updated: 2024-11-18T16:32:04.999Z
Reserved: 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-3548
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-11-18T16:32:00.129Z
NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-11-18T16:15:08.100
Modified: 2024-11-18T17:11:17.393
Link: CVE-2020-3548
Redhat
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