Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower System Software
CVE-2017-3887

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco Firepower Detection Engine
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 April 2017

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software that processes SSL packets. This flaw can be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to induce a denial of service (DoS) condition, leading to an unexpected restart of the Snort process. The issue arises specifically when the software is configured with an SSL Decrypt-Resign policy. Affected versions include 6.0.1, 6.1.0, and 6.2.0, with specific fixed releases addressing the issue.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco Firepower Detection Engine Cisco Firepower Detection Engine

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97453
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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