Race condition in the SSL implementation on Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)…
Priority LOW 34CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in the SSL implementation on Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by making many management-interface HTTPS connections during the key-regeneration phase of an upgrade, aka Bug ID CSCui25688.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01162 67th 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 · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:7.2\(1\)e4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2(1)e4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:7.2\(2\)e4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2(2)e4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4215:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4220:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4250:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4250_xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:7.2\(1\)e4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2(1)e4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:7.2\(2\)e4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2(2)e4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4215:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4220:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4250:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ids_4250_xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ips_4240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0631
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j55m-hp7r-r977
References
More Cisco Ips Sensor Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-04736 Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IPS 5.0 before 5.0(6p2) and 5.1 before 5.1(2), when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-02599 The Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and IOS with Firewall/IPS Feature Set do not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-00669 The control-plane access-list implementation in Cisco IPS Software before 7.1(8p2)E4 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-00668 The produce-verbose-alert feature in Cisco IPS Software 7.1 before 7.1(8)E4 and 7.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2014-00670 Cisco IPS Software 7.1 before 7.1(8)E4 and 7.2 before 7.2(2)E4 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2005-02544 Unspecified vulnerability in the command line processing (CLI) logic in Cisco Intrusion… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2015-0631 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-0631 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j55m-hp7r-r977 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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