{"id":"CVE-2023-20031","aliases":["EUVD-2023-24210","GHSA-qg6w-hxqj-gmgx"],"status":"published","title":"A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS certificate handling of Snort 3 Detection Engine integration with...","description":"A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS certificate handling of Snort 3 Detection Engine integration with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to restart. This vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs when an SSL/TLS certificate that is under load is accessed when it is initiating an SSL connection. Under specific, time-based constraints, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of SSL/TLS connection requests to be inspected by the Snort 3 detection engine on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to reload, resulting in either a bypass or a denial of service (DoS) condition, depending on device configuration. The Snort detection engine will restart automatically. No manual intervention is required.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.0037,"percentile":0.31375,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-244"],"published":"2023-11-01T17:03:19Z","modified":"2026-08-11T19:33:44Z","products":[{"vendor":"cisco","product":"cisco firepower threat defense software"},{"vendor":"cisco","product":"secure_firewall_threat_defense"}],"references":[{"url":"https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-snort3-8U4HHxH8","tags":["x_transferred","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20031"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg6w-hxqj-gmgx"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-20031","description":"A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS certificate handling of Snort 3 Detection Engine integration with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to restart. This vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs when an SSL/TLS certificate that is under load is accessed when it is initiating an SSL connection. Under specific, time-based constraints, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of SSL/TLS connection requests to be inspected by the Snort 3 detection engine on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to reload, resulting in either a bypass or a denial of service (DoS) condition, depending on device configuration. The Snort detection engine will restart automatically. 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A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to reload, resulting in either a bypass or a denial of service (DoS) condition, depending on device configuration. The Snort detection engine will restart automatically. No manual intervention is required.","status":"published","published":"2023-11-01T17:03:19Z","modified":"2024-08-02T08:57:35Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:50:09.688494Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-qg6w-hxqj-gmgx","title":"A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS certificate handling of Snort 3 Detection Engine integration with...","description":"A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS certificate handling of Snort 3 Detection Engine integration with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to restart. This vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs when an SSL/TLS certificate that is under load is accessed when it is initiating an SSL connection. Under specific, time-based constraints, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of SSL/TLS connection requests to be inspected by the Snort 3 detection engine on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to reload, resulting in either a bypass or a denial of service (DoS) condition, depending on device configuration. The Snort detection engine will restart automatically. 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