Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-15458 |
CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco Firepower Management Center Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls |
Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU16930
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15458
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists due to the configuration of the Shell Access Filter, when used with a specific type of remote authentication, can cause a system file to have unbounded writes. A remote attacker can send a steady stream of remote authentication requests to the appliance when the specific configuration is applied, increase the size of a system log file so that it consumes most of the disk space and cause a DoS condition in which the device functions could operate abnormally, making the device unstable.
MitigationThe vulnerability has been fixed in the version 6.2.3.7.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco Firepower Management Center: 6.2.2 - 6.3.0
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-fpwr-mc-dos
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.