CVE-2020-3299 describes a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine, affecting multiple Cisco products, that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured HTTP File Policies. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) stems from incorrect detection of modified HTTP packets in chunked responses, enabling an attacker to deliver malicious payloads. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the flaw could still lead to unauthorized file delivery.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0.0, < 6.3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.9.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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