CVE-2021-1494
Nov. 18, 2024, 5:11 p.m.
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Product(s) Impacted
Cisco Snort detection engine
Description
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 specific HTTP header parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.
Weaknesses
CWE-693
Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
CWE ID: 693Date
Published: Nov. 15, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 18, 2024, 5:11 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
ykramarz@cisco.com
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
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MEDIUMCVSS Vector String
The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.
View Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N