Cisco Unified IP Phone up to 9.3(2) PNG Decoder input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco Unified IP Phone up to 9.3(2). This affects an unknown part of the component PNG Decoder. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-3468. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Unified IP Phone up to 9.3(2) (IP Phone Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component PNG Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Cisco Unified IP Phone 8945 with software 9.3(2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a malformed PNG file, aka Bug ID CSCud04270.

The weakness was shared 08/28/2013 with Cisco as CVE-2013-3468 as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3468 since 05/06/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/21/2021).

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 X-Force (86759), SecurityFocus (BID 62029†), OSVDB (96669†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42842†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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05/06/2013 🔍
08/28/2013 +114 days 🔍
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09/03/2013 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CVE-2013-3468
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-3468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10089
X-Force: 86759
SecurityFocus: 62029 - Cisco Unified IP Phone 8945 Series CVE-2013-3468 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 96669
SecurityTracker: 1028964
Vulnerability Center: 42842 - Cisco Unified IP Phone 8945 Software 9.3(2) Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Malformed PNG File, High

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2013 12:19
Updated: 05/21/2021 19:45
Changes: 09/03/2013 12:19 (61), 05/19/2017 10:42 (3), 05/21/2021 19:45 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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