CVE-2018-0138

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-0138
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-08 07:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:31:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass file policies that are configured to block files transmitted to an affected device via the BitTorrent protocol. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not detect BitTorrent handshake messages correctly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted BitTorrent connection request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass file policies that are configured to block files transmitted to the affected device via the BitTorrent protocol. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve26946.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-693

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.0 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.2 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.0 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.2 All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Firepower System Software BitTorrent File Policy Bypass Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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