CVE-2018-0272 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SSL Engine of Cisco Firepower System Software, stemming from improper error handling of SSL traffic. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending a high volume of crafted SSL traffic, leading to persistent high CPU utilization and degraded device performance. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high attack complexity, but does not impact confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower:6.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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