CVE-2022-20748: cisco cisco firepower threat defense software

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20748 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in cisco cisco firepower threat defense software. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-05-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the local malware analysis process 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 insufficient error handling in the local malware analysis process of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the local malware analysis process to crash, which could result in a DoS condition. Notes: Manual intervention may be required to recover from this situation. Malware cloud lookup and dynamic analysis will not be impacted.

• CWE-664Improper Control of a Resource Through its LifetimeThe product does not maintain or incorrectly maintains control over a resource throughout its lifetime of creation, use, and release.
• CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsThe product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.