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CVE-2021-1402

HIGH · CVSS 8.6 EPSS 1.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2021-1402
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.6
EPSS
1.39%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability in the software-based SSL/TLS message handler of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of SSL/TLS messages when the device performs software-based SSL decryption. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SSL/TLS message through an affected device. SSL/TLS messages sent to an affected device do not trigger this vulnerability. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a process to crash. This crash would then trigger a reload of the device. No manual intervention is needed to recover the device after the reload.