Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System
CVE-2013-5497

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Intrusion Prevention System
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 September 2013

Summary

The authentication manager within Cisco's Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is susceptible to a vulnerability that inadequately processes user tokens. This flaw can be exploited by remote attackers through crafted management-interface connection requests, potentially leading to intermittent service interruptions characterized by the MainApp process freezing. This scenario presents a significant risk as it could potentially degrade service availability.

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertI...
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87280
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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