CVE-2013-5497 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco IPS by sending crafted management-interface connection requests, affecting network security infrastructure.
- 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-2013-5497?
CVE-2013-5497 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The authentication manager process in the web framework in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) does not properly handle user tokens, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (intermittent MainApp hang) via a crafted management-interface connection request, aka Bug ID CSCuf20148.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Intrusion Prevention System.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5497 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-2013-5497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxvq-r3px-2779.