Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3899
CVE-2012-3899
Description
sensorApp on Cisco IPS 4200 series sensors 6.0, 6.2, and 7.0 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and process crash, and traffic-inspection outage) via network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCtn23051.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4250_sx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4255:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4260:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4270-20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 6.0, 6.2, 7.0
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References
1- www.cisco.com/web/software/282549758/51927/IPS-6_2-4-E4-readme.txtnvdVendor Advisory
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