Cisco Security Advisory
Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint Software Denial of Service Vulnerability
Medium
Advisory ID:
cisco-sa-20161207-fireamp
First Published:
2016 December 7 16:00 GMT
Version 1.0:
Workarounds:
No workarounds available
Cisco Bug IDs:
CVSS Score:
Base 4.3,
Temporal 3.6
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
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A vulnerability in the system management of certain FireAMP system processes in Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to stop certain protected FireAMP processes without requiring a password. Stopping certain critical processes could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, and certain security features could no longer be available.
The vulnerability is due to lack of proper access controls when using systems utilities to troubleshoot certain system processes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application and using the system utilities to stop certain FireAMP processes. An exploit could allow the attacker to stop certain FireAMP processes.
There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-fireamp
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There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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For information about fixed software releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory.
When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts 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.
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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.
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Cisco would like to thank security researcher Viktor Minin of Citadel for finding and reporting this vulnerability.
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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.
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Show LessVersion Description Section Status Date 1.0 Initial public release. - Final 2016-December-07
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