Description

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) feature of Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE Software, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a memory leak, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper processing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. In the case of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly. In the case of Cisco ASA and FTD Software, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to partially exhaust system memory, causing system instability such as being unable to establish new IKEv2 VPN sessions. A manual reboot of the device is required to recover from this condition.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-08-14T16:28:59.088Z

Last Modified :

2025-08-14T19:20:27.927Z

Source :

cisco
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-20225 vulnerability.

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