CVE-2021-1495

MEDIUM

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense - Improper Exception Handling

Title source: rule

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of specific HTTP header parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.8
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 46.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-755
Status published

Affected Products (4)

cisco/firepower_threat_defense < 6.4.0.12
cisco/ios_xe < 16.12.5
snort/snort < 2.9.17.1
cisco/ios_xe < 17.3.3

Timeline

Published Apr 29, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026