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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-5497
The authentication manager process in the web framework in Cisco...
Vulnerability Description
The 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5497
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=30913
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87280
- http://osvdb.org/97525
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029057
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62517
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
intrusion prevention system
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 19th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.