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TI-2011-04010 Aliases CVE-2011-4661GHSA-97hh-xg4h-8gvc

A memory leak vulnerability exists in Cisco IOS before 15.2(1)T due to a memory leak in…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-772Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-772.

Summary

A memory leak vulnerability exists in Cisco IOS before 15.2(1)T due to a memory leak in the HTTP PROXY Server process (aka CSCtu52820), when configured with Cisco ISR Web Security with Cisco ScanSafe and User Authenticaiton NTLM configured.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01014 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed IOS (Cisco): 15.2(1)T

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoIOSbefore 15.2(1)T15.2(1)TPatch availableCNA
  • IOS VendorCisco Affected before 15.2(1)T Fixed in 15.2(1)T Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.2\(1\)tVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.2\(1\)t Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA IOS (Cisco) Fixed in 15.2(1)T

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4661
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97hh-xg4h-8gvc

References

  • TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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