CVE-2021-1494

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Publication date:
15/11/2024
Last modified:
18/11/2024

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP.<br /> The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of specific HTTP header parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.