CVE-2018-0227

Summary

CVECVE-2018-0227
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-19 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-27 17:35:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client Certificate Authentication feature for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to establish an SSL VPN connection and bypass certain SSL certificate verification steps. The vulnerability is due to incorrect verification of the SSL Client Certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the ASA VPN without a proper private key and certificate pair. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to establish an SSL VPN connection to the ASA when the connection should have been rejected. This vulnerability affects Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software that is running on the following Cisco products: 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliances (ISA), ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls, ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Adaptive Security Virtual Appliances (ASAv), Firepower 4110 Security Appliances, Firepower 9300 ASA Security Modules. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg40155.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-295

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.4.3.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.4.3.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.5.2.7 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.5.2.8 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.4.3.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.4.3.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.5.2.7 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.5.2.8 All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense All All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Threat Defense All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Virtual Private Network SSL Client Certificate Bypass Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2018-0227 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 | CISA MISC ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Cisco ASA SSL VPN Client Certification Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users Establish an SSL VPN - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590341 Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-18-184-01)
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