# CVE-2019-12697: Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine RTF and RAR Malware and File Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass configured Malware and File Policies for RTF and RAR files in Cisco Firepower System Software.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrfx-pqr3-w8hw

## What is CVE-2019-12697?

CVE-2019-12697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco FireSIGHT System Software, published on 2 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured Malware and File Policies for RTF and RAR file types. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Weakness: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12697?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Firepower.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-12697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco FireSIGHT System Software

- [CVE-2015-6307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6307/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-0272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0272/): Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2019-12696](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12696/): Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine RTF and RAR Malware and File Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco FireSIGHT System Software, published on 2 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco FireSIGHT System Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12697/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12697

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12697/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.