vulnerability
Cisco FTD: CVE-2023-20107: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Low-Entropy Keys Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 22, 2023 | Jan 29, 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Description
A vulnerability in the deterministic random bit generator (DRBG), also known as pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco ASA 5506-X, ASA 5508-X, and ASA 5516-X Firewalls could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a cryptographic collision, enabling the attacker to discover the private key of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient entropy in the DRBG for the affected hardware platforms when generating cryptographic keys. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by generating a large number of cryptographic keys on an affected device and looking for collisions with target devices. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate an affected target device or to decrypt traffic secured by an affected key that is sent to or from an affected target device.
Solution
References
- CVE-2023-20107
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-20107
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa5500x-entropy-6v9bHVYP
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-24286
- CISCO-cisco-sa-asa5500x-entropy-6v9bHVYP
- CWE-332
- CWE-331
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-24286
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