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CVE-2011-4022

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Published: May 3, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Cisco
1 product
Intrusion Prevention System
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Cisco
Intrusion Prevention System
Version 7.0
Intrusion Prevention System
Version 7.1

Related CWEs

CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (2)

Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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