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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2018-0272 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
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

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103925 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103925 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-firepower Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-firepower Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors Cisco Systems, Inc.  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower:6.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-0272
NVD Published Date:
04/19/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Cisco Systems, Inc.