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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1884
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System IP Logging Denial of
Service Vulnerability
20 October 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3406
Original Bulletin:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-3406
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Cisco Security Notice
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System IP Logging Denial of Service Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-3406
CVE ID: CVE-2014-3406
Release Date: 2014 October 14 15:43 UTC (GMT)
Last Updated: 2014 October 14 18:31 UTC (GMT)
Summary
A vulnerability in the IP logging feature of Cisco Intrusion Prevention System
(IPS) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a
reload of the affected system.
The vulnerability is due to a race condition when writing the IP logging file.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic through the
sensor that would hit the rule configured with the IP logging feature.
Affected Products
Product More Information CVSS
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) SCud82085 5.4/4.5
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