Cisco IOS up to 12.x resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS up to 12.x (Router Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

CallManager Express (CME) on Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) by using an extension mobility (EM) phone to interact with the menu for SNR number changes, aka Bug ID CSCta63555.

The weakness was presented 01/07/2011 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-5040. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43207 (Cisco IOS Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 12.1%2820%29ew4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (64681). See 55971, 55970, 55968 and 55951 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Cisco

Name

Version

12.x

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS 12.1%2820%29ew4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-5040 (🔍)
X-Force: 64681
Vulnerability Center: 29051 - CallManager Express on Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 45765 - Cisco IOS CallManager Express (CME) (CVE-2009-5040) Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/11/2021 08:14
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (52), 03/13/2017 09:41 (10), 10/11/2021 08:14 (4)
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