Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software

CVE-2024-20407

A vulnerability in the interaction between the TCP Intercept feature and the Snort 3 detection engine on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies on an affected system. Devices that are configured with Snort 2 are not affected by this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to a logic error when handling embryonic (half-open) TCP connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted traffic pattern through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow unintended traffic to enter the network protected by the affected device.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20407?
CVE-2024-20407 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2024-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-20407?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.