CVE-2019-1669 json
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Packet Inspection and Enforcement Bypass Vulnerability
published 2019-01-24 7 y ago modified 2026-08-11 2 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10226
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the data acquisition (DAQ) component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access control policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly manages system memory resources when inspecting traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by generating specific traffic patterns for the software to inspect. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory resources used for traffic inspection. Depending on the configuration, the FTD Software could fail open and cease to inspect traffic or fail closed and result in a DoS condition. This vulnerability may require manual intervention to restore the software.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190123-firepowertds-bypass
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/106721
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1669
- NVD CVE-2019-1669
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