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CVE-2018-0233 — A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) packet reassembly functionalit

A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) packet reassembly functionality of the detection engine in Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the detection engine to consume excessive system memory on an affected device, whi

CVSS
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EPSS
0.48% (top 35.00%)
CWE
CWE-400
Published
2018-04-19T20:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-11-29T15:17:54.301Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) packet reassembly functionality of the detection engine in Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the detection engine to consume excessive system memory on an affected device, which could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Cisco Firepower Detection EngineCisco Firepower Detection Engine

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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