CVE-2025-20136 Information
Description
A vulnerability in the function that performs IPv4 and IPv6 Network Address Translation (NAT) DNS inspection for 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 device to reload unexpectedly resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
This vulnerability is due to an infinite loop condition that occurs when a Cisco Secure ASA or Cisco Secure FTD device processes DNS packets with DNS inspection enabled and the device is configured for NAT44 NAT64 or NAT46. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DNS packets that match a static NAT rule with DNS inspection enabled through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create an infinite loop and cause the device to reload resulting in a DoS condition.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Reference
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction Required
NONE
Scope
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
CHANGED
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Base Score
HIGH
Base Severity
8.6
Related CNNVD
CNNVD-202508-1684 (Published: 2025-08-14)
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