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provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2018-0138

CVE-2018-0138

NVD vulnerability record
Published 2018-02-08
Last modified 2026-08-11
Status Modified
CVSS v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-693

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.

References

  • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102978
  • https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180207-fss
  • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102978
  • https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180207-fss

Sources

  • NVD detail: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0138
  • NVD API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2018-0138

Related

concept/cve-anatomy weakness/CWE-693