CVE-2013-1218 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software in ASA 5500-X IPS-SSP modules before version 7.1(7)sp1E4, as well as several other Cisco IPS products. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause an Analysis Engine process hang or a device reload by sending specially crafted fragmented IPv4 or IPv6 packets. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), 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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