CVE-2018-0233 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SSL packet reassembly functionality of Cisco Firepower System Software, affecting various Cisco Firepower products running releases 6.0.0 and later. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending crafted SSL connections, causing excessive memory consumption and a system crash requiring manual reboot. Rated 8.6 HIGH (CVSSv3), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high impact on availability. There is no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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