Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
CVE-2017-6625
A "Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.0.0 through 6.2.2 and Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Module Denial of Service" vulnerability in the access control policy of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to stop inspecting and processing packets, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper SSL policy handling by the affected software when packets are passed through the sensing interfaces of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets through a targeted system. This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower System Software that is configured with the SSL policy feature. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc84361.
EPSS: 0.018 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower_threat_defense — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.1.0
- Cisco Secure_firewall_threat_defense — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.1.0
- N/a Cisco Firepower Threat Defense And Asa With Module — versions Cisco Firepower Threat Defense and Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Module
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6625?
- CVE-2017-6625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6625?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.