CVE-2011-4022
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The sensor in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 7.0 and 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-handle exhaustion and mainApp hang) by making authentication attempts that exceed the configured limit, aka Bug ID CSCto51204.
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affected products (3)
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- cisco intrusion prevention system= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco intrusion prevention system= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (3)
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