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    CVE-2021-40116

    Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in Snort rules that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the Block with Reset or Interactive Block with Reset actions if a rule is configured without proper constraints. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IP packet to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause through traffic to be dropped. Note: Only products with Snort3 configured and either a rule with Block with Reset or Interactive Block with Reset actions configured are vulnerable. Products configured with Snort2 are not vulnerable.

    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
    Secure Firewall Management Center
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Secure Firewall Threat Defense
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Snort

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    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