# CVE-2020-3299: Multiple Cisco Products SNORT HTTP Detection Engine File Policy Bypass Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass HTTP File Policy protections in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense by sending crafted chunked HTTP packets.

- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 13 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2v5-cw33-rvx6, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-3299

## What is CVE-2020-3299?

CVE-2020-3299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, published on 21 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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. The vulnerability is due to incorrect detection of modified HTTP packets used in chunked responses. 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.

Weakness: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3299?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, Snort Snort.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-3299?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2020-3299 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense

- [CVE-2024-20412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20412/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-20330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20330/): Memory corruption in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-20339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20339/): Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 2100 Series TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-20351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20351/): Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Snort Firewall Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2023-20083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20083/): Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-3299 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-3299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, published on 21 Oct 2020. 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-2020-3299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense. 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-2020-3299/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3299/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3299
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3299
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3299

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3299/
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