CVE-2014-3406: cisco intrusion_prevention_system Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-3406 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Race Condition vulnerability in cisco intrusion_prevention_system. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-10-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Race condition in the IP logging feature in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software 7.1(7)E4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted IP traffic that matches a problematic rule, aka Bug ID CSCud82085.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.