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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1092
Cisco FirePOWER System Software Denial of Service Vulnerability
5 May 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco FirePOWER System Software
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-1369 CVE-2016-1368
Original Bulletin:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-fpkern
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-firepower
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Cisco Systems security advisories.
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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance with FirePOWER Services Kernel Logging
Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20160504-fpkern
Revision 1.0
For Public Release 2016 May 4 16:00 UTC (GMT)
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Summary
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A vulnerability in the kernel logging configuration for Firepower System
Software for the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5585-X FirePOWER Security
Services Processor (SSP) module could allow an unauthenticated, remote
attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to high consumption
of system resources.
The vulnerability is due to the logging of certain IP packets. An attacker
could exploit this vulnerability by sending a flood of specially crafted IP
packets to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause
the Cisco FirePOWER module to cease inspecting traffic or go offline.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are
no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-fpkern
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Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco FirePOWER System Software Packet Processing
Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20160504-firepower
Revision 1.0
For Public Release 2016 May 04 16:00 GMT (UTC)
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Summary
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A vulnerability in the packet processing functions of Cisco FirePOWER System
Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected
system to stop inspecting and processing packets, resulting in a denial of
service (DoS) condition.
The vulnerability is due to improper packet handling by the affected software
when packets are passed through the sensing interfaces of an affected system.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets
through a targeted system.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are
no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-firepower
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