CVE-2018-0272
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-0272
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-04-19T20:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:31:36
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower:6.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.9
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-firepower | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103925 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0272 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0272 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:07:33 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 05:27:45 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 05:27:45 | 2018-04-19T20:29Z | 2018-04-19T20:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 05:27:45 | 2019-10-09T23:31:36 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 05:27:45 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |