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
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance
Cisco
Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Cisco
Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Sourcefire Defense Center
Cisco
Sourcefire Defense Center
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
