Cisco ASA: CVE-2023-20081: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Firepower Threat Defense Software, IOS Software, and IOS XE Software IPv6 DHCP (DHCPv6) Client Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco ASA: CVE-2023-20081: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Firepower Threat Defense Software, IOS Software, and IOS XE Software IPv6 DHCP (DHCPv6) Client Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity

5

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

03/22/2023

Created

04/04/2023

Added

04/03/2023

Modified

01/22/2025

Description

A vulnerability in the IPv6 DHCP (DHCPv6) client module of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco IOS Software, and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of DHCPv6 messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DHCPv6 messages to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Note: To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to either control the DHCPv6 server or be in a man-in-the-middle position.

Solution(s)

• cisco-asa-update-latest

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2023-20081
• CVE - 2023-20081
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftdios-dhcpv6-cli-Zf3zTv
• cisco-sa-asaftdios-dhcpv6-cli-Zf3zTv