Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software TCP DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Cisco disclosed a TCP DNS flaw in ASA and FTD firewall software letting unauthenticated remote attackers trigger device reloads and denial of service.
A logic error in the DNS over TCP implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software mishandles buffer-size tracking when parsing DNS queries. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can send a crafted reply to a DNS query sent from the targeted device, causing the TCP DNS response handler to restart and the device to reload. The result is a denial of service condition on affected firewalls.
- Logic error in DNS over TCP parsing incorrectly tracks incoming buffer sizes
- Unauthenticated remote attacker can force device reload via crafted DNS reply
- Affects Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Threat Defense software
A vulnerability in the DNS over TCP implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the TCP DNS response handler to unexpectedly restart, causing the device to reload. This vulnerability is due to a logic error when parsing a DNS query and tracking the size of the incoming buffers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by formatting a crafted reply to a DNS query sent from the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. Note: The attacker must…
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