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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0099
Cisco Firepower Management Center Disk Utilization Denial of
Service Vulnerability
11 January 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco Firepower Management Center
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-15458
Original Bulletin:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-fpwr-mc-dos
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Cisco Firepower Management Center Disk Utilization Denial of Service
Vulnerability
Priority: Medium
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20190109-fpwr-mc-dos
First Published: 2019 January 9 16:00 GMT
Version 1.0: Final
Workarounds: No workarounds available
Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvk20751
CVE-2018-15458
CWE-399
CVSS Score: Base 5.3
CVSS: 3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
CVE-2018-15458
CWE-399
Summary
o A vulnerability in the Shell Access Filter feature of Cisco Firepower
Management Center (FMC), when used in conjunction with remote
authentication, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause
high disk utilization, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
The vulnerability occurs because the configuration of the Shell Access
Filter, when used with a specific type of remote authentication, can cause
a system file to have unbounded writes. An attacker could exploit this
vulnerability by sending a steady stream of remote authentication requests
to the appliance when the specific configuration is applied. Successful
exploitation could allow the attacker to increase the size of a system log
file so that it consumes most of the disk space. The lack of available disk
space could lead to a DoS condition in which the device functions could
operate abnormally, making the device unstable.
There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-fpwr-mc-dos
Affected Products
o Vulnerable Products
This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC). For
information about affected software releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s)
at the top of this advisory.
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
Only products listed in the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory
are known to be affected by this vulnerability.
Workarounds
o There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Fixed Software
o For information about fixed software releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s)
at the top of this advisory.
When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly
consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the
Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts page, to determine exposure and a
complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded
contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software
configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release.
If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance
providers.
Exploitation and Public Announcements
o The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of
any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is
described in this advisory.
Source
o This vulnerability was found during internal security testing.
Cisco Security Vulnerability Policy
o To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and
publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also
contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security
vulnerability information from Cisco.
URL
o https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-fpwr-mc-dos
Revision History
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| Version | Description | Section | Status | Date |
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| 1.0 | Initial public release. | -- | Final | 2019-January-09 |
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