# CVE-2011-4022: The sensor in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 7.0 and 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-handle exhausti

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-05-03 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The sensor in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 7.0 and 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-handle exhaustion and mainApp hang) by making authentication attempts that exceed the configured limit, aka Bug ID CSCto51204.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282549709/56954/IPS-7-1-3-E4_readme.txt

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