CVE-2017-12245 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software, affecting versions 6.0.1 and later across various Cisco ASA and Firepower appliances. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit an error in SSL traffic decryption within the Firepower Detection Snort Engine, leading to system memory depletion. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) requires no user interaction and has a critical impact on availability, as persistent memory leaks can halt traffic forwarding. While the FAUCET Risk Score is 66/100, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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