QID 317097

Date Published: 2021-10-28

QID 317097: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software Transparent Mode Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (cisco-sa-asa-ftd-dos-JxYWMJyL)

A vulnerability in the TCP Normalizer of Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software operating in transparent mode could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to poison MAC address tables, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Affected Products
This vulnerability affects Cisco products if they are running a vulnerable release of FTD Software and have transparent firewall mode configured.
From 6.4.0 Prior to 6.4.0.13
From 6.6.0 Prior to 6.6.5
From 6.7.0 Prior to 6.7.0.2

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The check matches Cisco FTD version retrieved via Unix Auth using " show version" command.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to poison the MAC address tables in adjacent devices, resulting in network disruption.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-asa-ftd-dos-JxYWMJyL for more information.

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
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