Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software on IPS NME devices before 7.0(9)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (de
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software on IPS NME devices before 7.0(9)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via malformed IPv4 packets that trigger incorrect memory allocation, aka Bug ID CSCua61977.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Jul 18, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.3% · 70th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | intrusion prevention system | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system |
| cisco | ips nme | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_nme |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco intrusion prevention systemup to 7.0\(8\)e4 inclusive
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(1)e3
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(2)e3
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(2)e4
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(3)e4
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(4)e4
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(5a)e4
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(6)e4
- cisco intrusion prevention system7.0(7)e4
- cisco ips nmeall versions
Same product
cisco: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-2060Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.x before 5.1(8)E2 and 6.x before 6.0(5)E2, when inline mode and jumbo32Monitor
- CVE-2013-3411The IDSM-2 drivers in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software on Cisco Catalyst 6500 devices with an IDSM-2 module allow remote att31Monitor
- CVE-2015-0654Race condition in the TLS implementation in MainApp in the management interface in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software before 728Monitor
- CVE-2014-3406Race condition in the IP logging feature in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software 7.1(7)E4 and earlier allows remote attackers to28Monitor
- CVE-2014-2103Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MainApp process outage) via malformed27Monitor
- CVE-2014-3402The authentication-manager process in the web framework in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 7.0(8)E4 and earlier in Cisco Intrusion D20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- secunia.com/advisories/54243
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130717-ips
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.