High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2020· Updated Aug 11, 2026

CVE-2020-3306

Description

A vulnerability in the DHCP module 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) condition on the affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain DHCP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP packet to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.6.4.34
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=9.7,<9.8.4.10
Cisco Systems, Inc./Secure Firewall Threat Defense
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <6.3.0.5
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Cisco Systems, Inc./Adaptive Security Appliance Cx Context Aware Security Softwarecpe-rescue
Range: n/a

Patches

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References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-dos-qk8cTGLznvdVendor Advisory

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