Cisco IPS and IDS contain a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malformed SSLv2 Client Hello packet is sent to the management interface, and will result in loss of availability for the management interface.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Upgrade to IDS version 4.1(5c), IPS versions 5.0(6p2) or 5.1(3) or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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