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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-08-14T16:28:17.964Z

Last Modified :

2025-08-14T19:21:21.353Z

Source :

cisco
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-20136 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Cisco
  • Adaptive Security Appliance Software
  • Firepower Threat Defense Software
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