Improper input validation in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2018-0385
Published: July 11, 2018 / Updated: July 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0385
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the detection engine parsing of Security Socket Layer (SSL) protocol packets due to improper input handling of the SSL traffic. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted SSL traffic to the detection engine and cause a DoS condition if the Snort process restarts and traffic inspection is bypassed or traffic is dropped.
Affected software
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0385
Update to version 6.2.2.4.
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - update to 6.2.2.4