Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2/3.0/3.1 XML memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2/3.0/3.1 (Network Management Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component XML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2, 3.0, and 3.1(0.0) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCuw81497.

The weakness was presented 03/03/2016 as CSCuw81497 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1358 since 01/03/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/09/2022).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 84110†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57007†). See VDB-81189 for similar entry.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuw81497
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1358 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 84110 - Cisco Prime Infrastructure CVE-2016-1358 XML External Entity Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035181
Vulnerability Center: 57007 - [cisco-sa-20160302-cpi] Cisco Prime Infrastructure Remote DoS or Files Read via XXE in Web UI, Medium

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Created: 03/06/2016 07:09 PM
Updated: 07/09/2022 10:00 AM
Changes: 03/06/2016 07:09 PM (59), 09/01/2018 08:41 AM (10), 07/09/2022 10:00 AM (3)
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