FKIE_CVE-2011-4022

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-03 10:11 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:34
Severity
Summary
The sensor in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 7.0 and 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-handle exhaustion and mainApp hang) by making authentication attempts that exceed the configured limit, aka Bug ID CSCto51204.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.cisco.com/web/software/282549709/56954/IPS-7-1-3-E4_readme.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282549709/56954/IPS-7-1-3-E4_readme.txt
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco intrusion_prevention_system 7.0
cisco intrusion_prevention_system 7.1
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      "value": "El sensor en Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) v7.0 y v7.1 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (agotamiento  del manejo de archivo y la ca\u00edda de MainApp) mediante intentos de autenticaci\u00f3n que excedan el l\u00edmite configurado, tambi\u00e9n conocido como Bug ID CSCto51204."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:34:18.300",
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