5.8mediumMedium
CVE-2019-1981
Cisco Firepower Services Software For Asa
A vulnerability in the normalization functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, Cisco FirePOWER Services Software for ASA, and Cisco Firepower Management Center Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass filtering protections. The vulnerability is due to insufficient normalization of a text-based payload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic that contains specifically obfuscated payloads through an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to bypass filtering and deliver malicious payloads to protected systems that would otherwise be blocked.
Exploitation status
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 5.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Assigned by
- psirt@cisco.com
Dates
- Published
- 2019-11-05
- Last modified
- 2026-08-11
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Services Software For Asaall versions
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center2.9.12 - 2.9.12.15, 2.9.13 - 2.9.13.6, 2.9.14.0 - 2.9.14.5, 2.9.15, 2.9.16
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defenseall versions
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.