Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
CVE-2018-0243
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file action policy that is intended to drop the Server Message Block Version 2 (SMB2) and SMB Version 3 (SMB3) protocols if malware is detected. The vulnerability is due to incorrect detection of an SMB2 or SMB3 file based on the total file length. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SMB2 or SMB3 transfer request through the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to pass SMB2 or SMB3 files that could be malware even though the device is configured to block them. This vulnerability does not exist for SMB Version 1 (SMB1) files. This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower System Software when one or more file action policies are configured, on software releases prior to 6.2.3. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg68807.
EPSS: 0.012 (65.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower_threat_defense
- Cisco Secure_firewall_threat_defense
- N/a Cisco Firepower System Software — versions Cisco Firepower System Software
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0243?
- CVE-2018-0243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2018-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0243?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.