CVE-2018-15458 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center's Shell Access Filter when configured with remote authentication. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending continuous authentication requests, causing unbounded writes to a system log file and leading to high disk utilization. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High) due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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