CVE-2018-0272
MEDIUMCisco Firepower - Improper Exception Handling
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
60.6%
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-399
CWE-755
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
cisco/firepower
cisco/firepower
Timeline
Published
Apr 19, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026