CVE-2023-20270

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.8 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 1, 2023
Updated: Jan 25, 2024
CWE ID 20

Summary

CVE-2023-20270 is a vulnerability affecting the interaction between the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol preprocessor and the Snort 3 detection engine in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending maliciously crafted SMB packet streams, leading to policy bypass or a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability arises due to inadequate error-checking within the Snort 3 detection engine as it processes SMB traffic. A successful attack could cause the Snort process to reload, resulting in a DoS incident.

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Affected Products

  • Cisco Firepower Threat Defense

Affected Vendors

  • Cisco Systems Inc

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