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CVE-2020-3191

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  • Published2020-05-06
  • Fixed in9.12.2.9 · 9.10.1.37 · 9.9.2.66 · 9.8.4.12 · 9.6.4.36
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

A vulnerability in DNS over IPv6 packet processing for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper length validation of a field in an IPv6 DNS packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DNS query over IPv6, which traverses the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability is specific to DNS over IPv6 traffic only.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-05-0617:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ASA
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.12≥ 9.12, < 9.12.2.99.12.2.9
9.10≥ 9.10, < 9.10.1.379.10.1.37
9.9≥ 9.9, < 9.9.2.669.9.2.66
9.8≥ 9.8, < 9.8.4.129.8.4.12
9.6≥ 9.6, < 9.6.4.369.6.4.36
Cisco secure firewall threat defense
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.4≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.0.66.4.0.6
6.3≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.0.66.3.0.6
6.2≥ 6.2.3, < 6.2.3.166.2.3.16
Cisco asa 5505 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.4= 9.4\(1\)no fix published
96.4= 96.4\(0.42\)no fix published

11 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Cisco ASA to 9.12.2.9 · 9.10.1.37 · 9.9.2.66 · 9.8.4.12 · 9.6.4.36

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-11-15
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.08.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.9 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-05-06
Last Modified
2026-08-11
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3191?

A vulnerability in DNS over IPv6 packet processing for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper length validation of a field in an IPv6 DNS packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DNS query over IPv6, which traverses the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability is specific to DNS over IPv6 traffic only.

Is CVE-2020-3191 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-3191 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-3191?

CVE-2020-3191 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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