CVE-2018-0297 json
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypas…
published 2018-05-17 8 y ago modified 2026-08-11 2 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1120
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Access Control (AC) policy to block SSL traffic. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of TCP SSL packets received out of order. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SSL connection through the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass a configured SSL AC policy to block SSL traffic. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg09316.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-firepwr-pb
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/104197
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-0297
- NVD CVE-2018-0297
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