Is CVE-2018-0138 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-0138 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-0138?

CVE-2018-0138 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-0138?

CVE-2018-0138 has an EPSS score of 1.19% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2018-0138?

No published fix for CVE-2018-0138 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-0138

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass file policies that are configured to block files transmitted to an affected device via the BitTorrent protocol. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not detect BitTorrent handshake messages correctly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted BitTorrent connection request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass file policies that are configured to block files transmitted to the affected device via the BitTorrent protocol. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve26946.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tools.cisco.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.