CVE-2018-0138

Medium

Description

A 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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
PublishedFeb 8, 2018
First seenFeb 8, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-693CWE-693

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense6.1.0, 6.2.0, 6.2.2, 6.2.3—

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