title: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software Layer 2 Filtering Bypass Vulnerability
description: A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to send data directly to the kernel of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the software improperly filters Ethernet frames sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the Layer 2 (L2) filters and send data directly to the kernel of the affected device. A malicious frame successfully delivered would make the target device generate a specific syslog entry.
problem types: CWE-284
affected:
{
product: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 9.8.4, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 9.9.2.50, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 9.10.1.17, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 6.2.3.12, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 6.3.0.3, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 4.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
version: 3.0
]
exploits: 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.