VDB-117839 · CVE-2018-0290 · BID 104201

Cisco SocialMiner TCP Stack TCP Connection resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco SocialMiner. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component TCP Stack. The manipulation as part of TCP Connection leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0290. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco SocialMiner (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component TCP Stack. The manipulation as part of a TCP Connection leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the TCP stack of Cisco SocialMiner could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the notification system. The vulnerability is due to faulty handling of new TCP connections to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious TCP packet to the vulnerable service. An exploit could allow the attacker to create a DoS condition by interrupting certain phone services. A manual restart of the service may be required to restore full functionalities. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh48368.

The bug was discovered 05/16/2018. The weakness was shared 05/17/2018 as cisco-sa-20180516-socmin-dos / CSCvh48368 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0290 since 11/27/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104201†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

11/27/2017 🔍
05/16/2018 +169 days 🔍
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02/06/2020 +630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20180516-socmin-dos / CSCvh48368
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117839
SecurityFocus: 104201 - Cisco SocialMiner CVE-2018-0290 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2018 12:35
Updated: 02/06/2020 10:11
Changes: 05/17/2018 12:35 (60), 02/06/2020 10:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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