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CVE-2023-20270 (GCVE-0-2023-20270)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-01 16:51 – Updated: 2024-08-02 09:05
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Summary
A vulnerability in the interaction between the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol preprocessor and the Snort 3 detection engine for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper error-checking when the Snort 3 detection engine is processing SMB traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SMB packet stream through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort process to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Severity
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Affected: 7.1.0
Affected: 7.1.0.1
Affected: 7.1.0.2
Affected: 7.1.0.3
Affected: 7.2.0
Affected: 7.2.0.1
Affected: 7.2.1
Affected: 7.2.2
Affected: 7.2.3
Affected: 7.3.0
Affected: 7.3.1
Affected: 7.3.1.1
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