First published: Wed Oct 21 2020(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the TCP Intercept functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured Access Control Policies (including Geolocation) and Service Polices on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because TCP Intercept is invoked when the embryonic connection limit is reached, which can cause the underlying detection engine to process the packet incorrectly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted stream of traffic that matches a policy on which TCP Intercept is configured. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to match on an incorrect policy, which could allow the traffic to be forwarded when it should be dropped. In addition, the traffic could incorrectly be dropped.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco Firepower Threat Defense | <6.4.0.8 | |
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense | >=6.5.0<6.5.0.4 | |
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense | >=6.5.0.5<6.6.0 |
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CVE-2020-3565 has a CVSS score indicating high severity, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass security controls.
To mitigate CVE-2020-3565, upgrade Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software to the latest version provided by Cisco.
CVE-2020-3565 affects specific versions of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software prior to 6.4.0.8 and between 6.5.0 and 6.5.0.4, as well as 6.5.0.5 to 6.6.0.
CVE-2020-3565 can be exploited by attackers to bypass Access Control Policies and Service Polices on affected Cisco systems.
CVE-2020-3565 is only relevant for specific versions of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense that are detailed in the vulnerability advisory.