What is CVE-2017-12244?

CVE-2017-12244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure_firewall_management_center, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-12244?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Secure_firewall_management_center

CVE-2017-12244

A vulnerability in the detection engine parsing of IPv6 packets for Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU utilization or to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition because the S…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (34.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Secure_firewall_management_center — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.0.0, 6.0.0.1
N/a Cisco Firepower Detection Engine — versions Cisco Firepower Detection Engine

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12244?: CVE-2017-12244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure_firewall_management_center, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-12244?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.