5.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2023-20270

Published: 01/11/2023 Updated: 25/01/2024
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.8 | Impact Score: 1.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 0

Vulnerability Summary

A vulnerability in the interaction between the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol preprocessor and the Snort 3 detection engine for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote malicious user to bypass the configured policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper error-checking when the Snort 3 detection engine is processing SMB traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SMB packet stream through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to cause the Snort process to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

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A vulnerability in the interaction between the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol preprocessor and the Snort 3 detection engine for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device This vulnerability is ...