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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106816
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Firepower Detection Engine SSL Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:A vulnerability in the detection engine that handles Secure Sockets Layer; (SSL) packets for Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a; denial of service (DoS) condition because the Snort process unexpectedly restarts.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the detection engine that handles Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) packets for Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a
denial of service (DoS) condition because the Snort process unexpectedly restarts.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to improper error handling of an SSL packet in an
established SSL connection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SSL packet stream
to the detection engine on the targeted device.

Vulnerability Impact:
An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition if the Snort
process restarts, causing traffic inspection to be bypassed or traffic to be dropped.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-3887
BugTraq ID: 97453
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97453
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