Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower
CVE-2018-0272
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling while processing SSL traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large volume of crafted SSL traffic to the vulnerable device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to degrade the device performance by triggering a persistent high CPU utilization condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh89340.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower — versions 6.2.1, 6.2.2.1
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense — versions Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103925 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418… (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0272?
- CVE-2018-0272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0272?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.