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CVE-2021-40125: A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an au...

CVE-2021-40125 · published 5 years ago
Summary

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This...

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense < 6.4.0.13
>= 6.6.0, < 6.6.5
>= 6.7.0, < 6.7.0.3
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software >= 9.8.0, < 9.8.4.40
>= 9.9.0, < 9.12.4.30
>= 9.14.0, < 9.14.3.9
>= 9.15.0, < 9.15.1.17
>= 9.16.0, < 9.16.2
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5512-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5512-x_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5505_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5505_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5515-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5515-x_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5525-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5525-x_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5545-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5545-x_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5555-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5555-x_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5580_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5580_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco asa_5585-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5585-x_firmware:009.016\(001.025\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an au...
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper control of a resource. An attacker with the ability to spoof a trusted IKEv2 site-to-site VPN peer and in possession of valid IKEv2 credentials for that peer could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed, authenticated IKEv2 messages to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a reload of the device.
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
6.5 Medium
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-416Use After Free
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Timeline
Published27 Oct 2021
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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