Security Advisory

CVE-2018-0138

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2018-02-08 07:00:00
Last updated 2024-12-02 21:08:41
Assigner cisco
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

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.