CVE-2019-12700

Description

A vulnerability in the configuration of the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) used in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software, and Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper resource management in the context of user session management. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected system and performing many simultaneous successful Secure Shell (SSH) logins. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system resources and cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needs valid user credentials on the system.

Risk Information

Base Score
6.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
1.35

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco FTD, FMC, and FXOS Software Pluggable Authentication Module Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco Firepower Management Center Virtual ApplianceNCM
Cisco FTD, FMC, and FXOS Software Pluggable Authentication Module Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesNCM
CVE-2019-12700NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1705938Security Update for Cisco Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance 6.1.0.1
PATCH-1705710Security Update for Cisco Firepower 9300 Series 1.1(3.76)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234