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Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software SSH DoS (cisco-sa-fmc-dos-OwEunWJN)
high Nessus Plugin ID 168870
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
The version of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability in the processing of SSH connections of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper 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, resulting in a reboot on the affected device.Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvy95520See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 168870
File Name: cisco-sa-fmc-dos-OwEunWJN-ftd.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 12/16/2022
Updated: 12/19/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20854
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-20854