5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-3885
Cisco Firepower SSL DoS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the detection engine reassembly of 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 consumes a high level of CPU resources. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower System Software running software releases 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.2.0, or 6.2.1 when the device is configured with an SSL policy that has at least one rule specifying traffic decryption. More Information: CSCvc58563. Known Affected Releases: 6.0.0 6.1.0 6.2.0 6.2.1.

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-3885 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco firepower_management_center
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-3885.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97451 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-cfpw Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-3885 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-400
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-cfpw No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-cfpw Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97451 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97451 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97451 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.00%

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0.46063

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