CVE-2021-1493
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 authenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checks for specific data that is provided to the web services interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition on the affected system, which could disclose data fragments or cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Risk Information
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | NCM |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software | NCM |
| CVE-2021-1493 | NCM |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-1706057 | Security Update for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 99.17(1.69) |
| PATCH-1706067 | Security Update for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Gibraltar-16.12.5 |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234