CVE-2012-3901 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the sensorApp process on Cisco IPS 4200 series sensors via network traffic, causing a traffic-inspection outage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-3901?
CVE-2012-3901 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The updateTime function in sensorApp on Cisco IPS 4200 series sensors 7.0 and 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and traffic-inspection outage) via network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCta96144.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3901?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Cisco Ips 4240, Cisco Ips 4250 Sx, Cisco Ips 4255, Cisco Ips 4260, Cisco Ips 4270-20.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-3901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gc9-8wj3-2rqj.