Cisco IPS/IDS Web Administration Interface Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:20124

CVE-2006-4910 |

Info

Cisco IPS/IDS Web Administration Interface Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 20124
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 20 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 21 2006 06:26PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0 (3)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0 (2)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0 (1)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(p1)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(1e)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(1d)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(1c)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(1b)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(1b)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(1)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1 (1a)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 4.x
Cisco Intrusion Detection System 4.1(5c)
Not Vulnerable: Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(2)
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0(6p1)
Cisco Intrusion Detection System 4.1(5c)

Discussion

Cisco IPS/IDS Web Administration Interface Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The web administration interface of Cisco IPS/IDS is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the interface to become unresponsive, effectively denying administrative access to devices.

This issue is being tracked by Cisco bug IDs CSCsd91720 and CSCsd92033.

Exploit / POC

Cisco IPS/IDS Web Administration Interface Denial Of Service Vulnerability

An attacker employs standard networking tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Cisco IPS/IDS Web Administration Interface Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update addressing this issue. Please see the referenced vendor advisory for details on obtaining the appropriate updates.

References

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