Remote Access VPN Brute Force Denial of Service Vulnerability (Cisco)

A vulnerability in the Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) service of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) of the RAVPN service.

This vulnerability is due to resource exhaustion. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending many VPN authentication requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust resources, resulting in a DoS of the RAVPN service on the affected device.

The Uganda National CERT and Coordination Center (CERT.UG/CC) encourages users and administrators to review the advisories and apply the necessary updates.