CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-12245

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in SSL traffic decryption for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause depletion of system memory, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The issue arises from an error in how the Firepower Detection Snort Engine handles SSL traffic decryption.

Risk Assessment

If the memory leak persists over time, a DoS condition could develop, resulting in the inability to forward traffic through the device. This could lead to significant disruptions in network operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco Firepower Threat Defense software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor SSL traffic for potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in SSL traffic decryption for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause depletion of system memory, aka a Firepower Detection Engine SSL Decryption Memory Consumption Denial of Service vulnerability. If this memory leak persists over time, a denial of service (DoS) condition could develop because traffic can cease to be forwarded through the device. The vulnerability is due to an error in how the Firepower Detection Snort Engine handles SSL traffic decryption and notifications to and from the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) handler. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a steady stream of malicious Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) traffic through the device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition when the device runs low on system memory. This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software Releases 6.0.1 and later, running on any of the following Cisco p

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