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    CVE-2021-34781

    A vulnerability in the processing of SSH connections for multi-instance deployments of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error handling when an SSH session fails to be established. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of crafted SSH connections to the instance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause resource exhaustion, which causes a DoS condition on the affected device. The device must be manually reloaded to recover.

    Published:Oct 27, 2021
    Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
    EPS:Oct 27, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.01346
    CVSS Score:8.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Secure Firewall Threat Defense
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Sourcefire Defense Center

    Exploits

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High