CVE-2014-3402 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco IPS/IDS management interface by sending crafted connection requests due to improper token management.
- 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-2014-3402?
CVE-2014-3402 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Oct 2014. 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) 7.0(8)E4 and earlier in Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) does not properly manage user tokens, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary MainApp hang) via a crafted connection request to the management interface, aka Bug ID CSCuq39550.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3402?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Intrusion Prevention System.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3402?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3402 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-2014-3402 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3402 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxxp-82c5-w5g9.