CVE-2017-3885
MEDIUMCisco Firepower System Software <6.2.1 - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the detection engine reassembly of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) packets for Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition because the Snort process consumes a high level of CPU resources. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower System Software running software releases 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.2.0, or 6.2.1 when the device is configured with an SSL policy that has at least one rule specifying traffic decryption. More Information: CSCvc58563. Known Affected Releases: 6.0.0 6.1.0 6.2.0 6.2.1.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
63.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Affected Products (5)
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
n/a/Cisco Firepower Detection Engine
< Cisco Firepower Detection Engine
Timeline
Published
Apr 07, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026