CVE-2018-0297 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense software, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to bypass SSL Access Control policies. This bypass occurs due to the incorrect handling of out-of-order TCP SSL packets, enabling attackers to send crafted SSL connections through the device. The CVSS score is 5.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a potential impact of bypassing security controls. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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