CVE-2019-1696: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software SMB Protocol Preprocessor Detection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Published May 3, 2019
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Updated

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol preprocessor detection engine for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent or remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected Software

14 affected components
Cisco FirePOWER Management Center=2.9.8
Cisco FirePOWER Management Center=2.9.9
Cisco FirePOWER Management Center=2.9.10
Cisco FirePOWER Management Center=2.9.11
Cisco FirePOWER Management Center=2.9.12
Cisco FirePOWER Management Center=2.9.13
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense>=6.0.0<6.2.3.12
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center=2.9.8
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center=2.9.9
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center=2.9.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center=2.9.11
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center=2.9.12
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center=2.9.13
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense>=6.0.0<6.2.3.12

Event History

May 3, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:10 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-1696?

CVE-2019-1696 has been rated as high severity due to the potential for denial of service attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-1696?

To fix CVE-2019-1696, upgrade to the patched versions of affected software released by Cisco.

3

What types of attacks are associated with CVE-2019-1696?

CVE-2019-1696 allows unauthenticated adjacent or remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition.

4

Which Cisco products are affected by CVE-2019-1696?

CVE-2019-1696 affects multiple versions of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Firepower Threat Defense.

5

What is the potential impact of CVE-2019-1696?

The potential impact of CVE-2019-1696 includes downtime and service disruption due to denial of service.

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