CVE-2018-0272

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2018-0272

A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling while processing SSL traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large volume of crafted SSL traffic to the vulnerable device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to degrade the device performance by triggering a persistent high CPU utilization condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh89340. • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103925 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-firepower • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions •