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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.0139
Multiple Cisco Products Snort HTTP Detection Engine File
Policy Bypass Vulnerability
14 January 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco Products
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-1223
Original Bulletin:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-snort-filepolbypass-67DEwMe2
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Multiple Cisco Products Snort HTTP Detection Engine File Policy Bypass
Vulnerability
Priority: Medium
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-snort-filepolbypass-67DEwMe2
First Published: 2021 January 13 16:00 GMT
Version 1.0: Final
Workarounds: No workarounds available
Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvs71969 CSCvu18635
CVE Names: CVE-2021-1223
CWEs: CWE-693
CVSS Score:
5.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
Summary
o Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort
detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to
bypass a configured file policy for HTTP.
The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of an HTTP range header. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets
through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker
to bypass configured file policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious
payload.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. 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-snort-filepolbypass-67DEwMe2
Affected Products
o Vulnerable Products
At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected the following Cisco
products if they were running a vulnerable release of Cisco software:
1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)
3000 Series Industrial Security Appliances (ISAs)
4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)
Cloud Services Router 1000V
Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software
Integrated Services Virtual Router (ISRv)
For information about which Cisco software releases were vulnerable at the
time of publication, see the Fixed Software section of this advisory. See
the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the
most complete and current information.
This vulnerability also affected all open source Snort project releases
earlier than Release 2.9.17. For more information, see the Snort website .
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
Only products listed in the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory
are known to be affected by this vulnerability.
Cisco has confirmed that this vulnerability does not affect the following
Cisco products:
Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software
Meraki Security Appliances
Workarounds
o There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Fixed Software
o When considering software upgrades , customers are advised to regularly
consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the
Cisco Security Advisories 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.
Fixed Releases
At the time of publication, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) releases
6.7.0 and later contained the fix for this vulnerability.
At the time of publication, Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine Software for IOS XE
17.4.1 ^ 1 contained the fix for this vulnerability.
At the time of publication, open source Snort project releases 2.9.17 and
later contained the fix for this vulnerability. For more information, see
the Snort website .
See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for
the most complete and current information.
1. Starting in 17.2.1, IOS XE and IOS XE SD-WAN use the same image file.
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 by Ilkin Gasimov of Cisco 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-snort-filepolbypass-67DEwMe2
Revision History
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| Version | Description | Section | Status | Date |
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| 1.0 | Initial public release. | - | Final | 2021-JAN-13 |
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