CVE-2018-0333
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the VPN configuration management of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass VPN security due to unintended side effects of dynamic configuration changes that could allow an attacker to bypass configured policies. The vulnerability is due to incorrect management of the configured interface names and VPN parameters when dynamic CLI configuration changes are performed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending packets through an interface on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured VPN policies. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh49388.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Firepower System Software cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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ssvc
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affected products (3)
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- cisco secure firewall management center= 6.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180606-FireSIGHT-vpn-bypassCisco FireSIGHT System VPN Policy Bypass Vulnerability2018-06-06csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the VPN configuration management of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass VPN security due to unintended side effects of dynamic configuration changes that could allow an attacker to bypass configured policies. The vulnerability is due to incorrect management of the configured interface names and VPN parameters when dynamic CLI configuration changes are performed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending packets through an interface on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured VPN policies. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-FireSIGHT-vpn-bypass ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-FireSIGHT-vpn-bypass"]
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references (7)
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- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvh49388Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-FireSIGHT-vpn-bypasscnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104422cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104422enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-FireSIGHT-vpn-bypassenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104422Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-FireSIGHT-vpn-bypassVendor Advisorynvd
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