sensorApp on Cisco IPS 4200 series sensors 6.0, 6.2, and 7.0 does not properly allocate…
Priority LOW 25CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01232 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4250_sx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4255:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4260:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4270-20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4250_sx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4255:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4260:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4270-20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3899
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p75j-c4gv-8vx8
References
More Cisco Intrusion Prevention System vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-01061 Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software in ASA 5500-X IPS-SSP software modules… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-02978 The IDSM-2 drivers in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software on Cisco Catalyst… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-02977 Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software on IPS NME devices before 7.0(9)E4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-01082 The IP stack in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software in ASA 5500-X IPS-SSP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-01980 Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.x before 5.1(8)E2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-00605 Race condition in the TLS implementation in MainApp in the management interface in Cisco… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2012-3899 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3899 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p75j-c4gv-8vx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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