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CVE-2013-1219: Cisco IPS SensorApp can crash from local user actions

CVE-2013-1219 · published 13 years ago

Summary

The SensorApp component of Cisco's Intrusion Prevention System can be forced to stop working by a regular user on the device. By performing simple tasks such as starting a signature update or clearing the database, the application may hang and the system could become unavailable. Apply the latest Cisco security update and restrict local console access to trusted personnel to prevent this from happening.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
cisco	intrusion_prevention_system	All versions `cpe:2.3:h:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system::::::::`

Original advisory text

SensorApp in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (Regex hardware job failure and application hang) via a (1) initiate signature upgrade, (2) initiate global correlation, (3) show statistics anomaly-detection, or (4) clear database action, aka Bug ID CSCuc74630.

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-1219 Vendor Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.4 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published29 Apr 2013

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2013-1219 · NVD

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