Protection mechanism failure in Cisco AMP for Endpoints
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-0237 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-693 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco AMP for Endpoints Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Protection mechanism failure
EUVDB-ID: #VU12093
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0237
CWE-ID:
CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The weakness exists in the file type detection mechanism due to the software relies on only the file extension for detecting DMG files. A remote attacker can send a DMG file with a nonstandard extension to a device that is running an affected AMP for Endpoints macOS Connector and bypass configured malware detection.
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Vulnerable software versionsCisco AMP for Endpoints: 1.4.5
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-amp
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
