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CVE-2021-34792

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  • Published2021-10-27
  • Fixed in9.16.2.3 · 9.15.1.17 · 9.14.3.9 · 9.12.4.29 · 9.8.4.40
  • WeaknessCWE-400 · CWE-401

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Description

A vulnerability in the memory management of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when connection rates are high. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening a significant number of connections on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-10-2719:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ASA
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.16≥ 9.16.0, < 9.16.2.39.16.2.3
9.15≥ 9.15.0, < 9.15.1.179.15.1.17
9.14≥ 9.14.0, < 9.14.3.99.14.3.9
9.12≥ 9.12.0, < 9.12.4.299.12.4.29
9.8≥ 9.8.0, < 9.8.4.409.8.4.40
Cisco asa 5505 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.14= 009.014\(001.150\)no fix published
99.17= 099.017\(001.211\)no fix published
99.17= 099.017\(001.220\)no fix published
99.17= 099.017\(015.050\)no fix published
Cisco asa 5512-x firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.14= 009.014\(001.150\)no fix published
99.17= 099.017\(001.211\)no fix published
99.17= 099.017\(001.220\)no fix published
99.17= 099.017\(015.050\)no fix published

7 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 9.16.2.3 · 9.15.1.17 · 9.14.3.9 · 9.12.4.29 · 9.8.4.40

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 decisionnone2024-11-07
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-400read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-401read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.4 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2021-10-27
Last Modified
2026-08-11
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34792?

A vulnerability in the memory management of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when connection rates are high. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening a significant number of connections on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Is CVE-2021-34792 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-34792 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-34792?

CVE-2021-34792 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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