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CVE-2015-0654

7.1 · HIGH

Race condition in the TLS implementation in MainApp in the management interface in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software before 7.3(3)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv…

Published Mar 13, 2015ciscoCWE-362EPSS 1.26%

Overview

CVE-2015-0654 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco intrusion_prevention_system. It was published on March 13, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Race condition in the TLS implementation in MainApp in the management interface in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software before 7.3(3)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) by establishing many HTTPS sessions, aka Bug ID CSCuq40652.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update intrusion_prevention_system to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150311-ipsRefwww.securitytracker.com/id/1031908Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150311-ipsRefwww.securitytracker.com/id/1031908

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0654?

CVE-2015-0654 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco intrusion_prevention_system. It was published on March 13, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2015-0654?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-0654?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update intrusion_prevention_system to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-0654?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-0654 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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