Cisco Intrustion Prevention System (IPS) Platforms Inline Mode Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco Intrustion Prevention System (IPS) Platforms Inline Mode Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco Intrustion Prevention System (IPS) platforms are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when handling jumbo Ethernet frames.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a kernel panic and deny service for legitimate users.

Versions prior to Cisco Intrustion Prevention System 5.1(8)E2 and 6.0(5)E2 are vulnerable.

NOTE: This issue affects only platforms that contain gigabit network interfaces and are deployed in inline mode.