CVE-2018-0385: cisco secure_firewall_management_center Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-0385 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco secure_firewall_management_center. EPSS estimates a 2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 16-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 29-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the detection engine parsing of Security Socket Layer (SSL) protocol packets for Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to the Snort process unexpectedly restarting. The vulnerability is due to improper input handling of the SSL traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SSL traffic to the detection engine on the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition if the Snort process restarts and traffic inspection is bypassed or traffic is dropped. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi36434.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.03 pp
From 2.33% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-399Resource Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Affected systems
Cisco1 product
- secure_firewall_management_center5.4.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.1.0 | 6.2.0 | 6.2.2 | 6.2.3 | 6.3.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180711-firepwr-ssl-dosX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory