vulnerability
Cisco FTD: CVE-2021-1223: Multiple Cisco Products Snort HTTP Detection Engine File Policy Bypass Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 13, 2021 | Jan 29, 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 13, 2021
Added
Jan 29, 2025
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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 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.
Solution
cisco-ftd-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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