Snort rule bypass vulnerability in Cisco FireSIGHT - CVE-2016-1463
Published: July 28, 2016 / Updated: July 30, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU227
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1463
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco FireSIGHT
Cisco FireSIGHT
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security controls on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of HTTP header parameters. A remote attacker can bypass configured rules that use Snort detection by sending a crafted HTTP packet to the affected device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to network resources.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1463
Patch for this vulnerability is avaliable through the Cisco Bug Search Tool.