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CVE-2013-1243 Detail

Description

The IP stack in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software in ASA 5500-X IPS-SSP software and hardware modules before 7.1(5)E4, IPS 4500 sensors before 7.1(6)E4, and IPS 4300 sensors before 7.1(5)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MainApp process hang) via malformed IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtx18596.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130717-ips Vendor Advisory 
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130717-ips Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asa_5500-x_series_ips_ssp_software:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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7.1
 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5585-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:idsm-2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4345_sensor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4360_sensor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4510_sensor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4520_sensor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_nme:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1243
NVD Published Date:
07/18/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Cisco Systems, Inc.