Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
CVE-2018-0138
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass file policies that are configured to block files transmitted to an affected device via the BitTorrent protocol. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not detect BitTorrent handshake messages correctly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted BitTorrent connection request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass file policies that are configured to block files transmitted to the affected device via the BitTorrent protocol. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve26946.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense — versions 6.1.0, 6.2.0, 6.2.2
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense — versions 6.1.0, 6.2.0, 6.2.2
- Cisco Firepower System Software — versions Cisco Firepower System Software
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180207… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102978 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0138?
- CVE-2018-0138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0138?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.