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Cisco FireSIGHT System Software Malicious Software Detection Bypass Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
CISCO
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
A vulnerability in the malicious file detection and blocking features of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass malware detection mechanisms on an affected system.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of duplicate downloads of malware files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an attempt to download a file that contains malware to an affected system.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.