CVE-2013-1243 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the IP stack of Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software, affecting various ASA 5500-X IPS-SSP software and hardware modules, and IPS 4300/4500 sensors. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted IPv4 packets, causing the MainApp process to hang. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asa_5500-x_series_ips_ssp_software:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5585-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:idsm-2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4345_sensor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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