Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Vulnerability Leading to Denial of Service
CVE-2011-4022

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Intrusion Prevention System
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 May 2012

What is CVE-2011-4022?

A vulnerability exists in Cisco's Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 7.0 and 7.1 that allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition. This occurs when attackers make authentication attempts that exceed the configured limit, resulting in file-handle exhaustion and causing the main application to hang. This behavior can disrupt normal operations, impacting the security and performance of the network.

References

http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282549709/56954/IPS-7-1...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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