CVE-2006-3596: Cisco Ips Sensor Software

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.1(1) through 5.1(p1), as installed on various Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 42xx appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and possibly network outage) via a crafted IP packet.

Affected products

• Cisco Ips Sensor Software: version 5.1(1) only; version 5.1(1a) only; version 5.1(1b) only; version 5.1(1c) only; version 5.1(1d) only; version 5.1(1e) only; …

Published 2006-07-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.