Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Software
CVE-2013-1243

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Ips 4520 Sensor
Asa 5585-x
Ips 4345 Sensor
Ips Nme
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 July 2013

Summary

The IP stack in Cisco's Intrusion Prevention System Software is susceptible to a denial of service attack. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disrupt the service by sending specifically crafted malformed IPv4 packets, leading to a hang in the MainApp process. The issue affects multiple versions of the ASA 5500-X IPS-SSP software, along with IPS 4500 and IPS 4300 sensors, prior to their respective patches. For additional details on this security concern, refer to Cisco's advisory.

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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