SB2017050305 - Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Management Center



SB2017050305 - Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Management Center

Published: May 3, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017050305
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6625)

The vulnerability alows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target device.

The weakness exists due to improper SSL policy handling by the affected software when packets are passed through the sensing interfaces of an affected system. An attacker can send a specially crafted packets through a targeted system and cause an affected system to stop inspecting and processing packets.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.