CVE-2021-1236CWE-670

CVE-2021-1236

Medium · published January 14, 2021

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort application detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the detection algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets that would flow through an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured policies and deliver a malicious payload to the protected network.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02191 · 82.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-670 · Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
Published
2021-01-14T03:15Z
Affected products (8)
ProductVersionsFixed in
cisco/ios_xe< 17.4.117.4.1
cisco/secure_firewall_management_centerall versions—
cisco/secure_firewall_management_centerall versions—
cisco/secure_firewall_management_centerall versions—
cisco/secure_firewall_management_centerall versions—
cisco/secure_firewall_management_centerall versions—
cisco/secure_firewall_threat_defense< 6.5.0.56.5.0.5
snort/snort< 2.9.142.9.14
References (6)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 JAN 21:17Z
    Multiple Cisco Products Snort Application Detection Engine Policy Bypass Vulnerability
    cvelistv5