Description
A vulnerability in Server Name Identification (SNI) request filtering of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), and the Snort detection engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass filtering technology on an affected device and exfiltrate data from a compromised host. This vulnerability is due to inadequate filtering of the SSL handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using data from the SSL client hello packet to communicate with an external server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute a command-and-control attack on a compromised host and perform additional data exfiltration attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | snort | 2.9.20-0+deb11u1 | DSA-5354-1 |
| Debian 10 | snort | 2.9.20-0+deb10u1 | DLA-3317-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | snort | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | snort | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | snort | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | snort | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | snort | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 3
- DSA-5354-1 snort - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-3317-1 snort - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-0336 Cisco Produkte und Snort: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 12, 2023
References
- 20210818 Multiple Cisco Products Server Name Identification Data Exfiltration Vulnerability vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230210 [SECURITY] [DLA 3317-1] snort security update mailing-list
- DSA-5354 vendor-advisory