CVE-2013-5497

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-5497
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-09-19 18:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Intrusion Prevention System All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Authentication Manager Process Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IPS Software Authentication Manager CVE-2013-5497 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
osvdb.org/97525 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Cisco Security Notice: Cisco IPS Authentication Manager Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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