#VU13856 Improper input validation in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2018-0385

 

#VU13856 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
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0385
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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.


Remediation

Update to version 6.2.2.4.

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