8.6
HIGH
CVE-2021-34781
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense SSH Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the processing of SSH connections for multi-instance deployments of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error handling when an SSH session fails to be established. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of crafted SSH connections to the instance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause resource exhaustion, which causes a DoS condition on the affected device. The device must be manually reloaded to recover.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:36 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-34781 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 adaptive_security_appliance_software
2 Cisco firepower_threat_defense
3 Cisco firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance
4 Cisco sourcefire_defense_center
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
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-2021-34781.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-dos-rUDseW3r Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-34781 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/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-ftd-dos-rUDseW3r No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-dos-rUDseW3r Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-755
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.3.0 up to (excluding) 6.4.0.13 *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.5.0 up to (excluding) 6.6.5 *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7.0 up to (excluding) 6.7.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability in the processing of SSH connections for multi-instance deployments of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error handling when an SSH session fails to be established. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of crafted SSH connections to the instance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause resource exhaustion, which causes a DoS condition on the affected device. The device must be manually reloaded to recover. A vulnerability in the processing of SSH connections for multi-instance deployments of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error handling when an SSH session fails to be established. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of crafted SSH connections to the instance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause resource exhaustion, which causes a DoS condition on the affected device. The device must be manually reloaded to recover.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-34781 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-34781 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction

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

0.16 }} 0.02%

score

0.52805

percentile

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