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The Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 is reportedly susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability. This vulnerability presents itself when the device is bombarded with a very high volume of HTTP traffic. The vendor reports that in certain configurations, it is possible for the devices overload protection feature to incorrectly activate, causing a denial of service condition. Once this condition has occurred, the device is reportedly unable to process HTTP traffic. The IPS 5500 with firmware versions prior to 3.11.014 are reported susceptible to this vulnerability.

The Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 is reportedly susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability. This vulnerability presents itself when the device is bombarded with a very high volume of HTTP traffic. The vendor reports that in certain configurations, it is possible for the devices overload protection feature to incorrectly activate, causing a denial of service condition. Once this condition has occurred, the device is reportedly unable to process HTTP traffic. The IPS 5500 with firmware versions prior to 3.11.014 are reported susceptible to this vulnerability.