Cisco Unified Communications Manager prior 6.1.0 Certificate Trust List resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Certificate Trust List. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-1743. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified Communication Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Certificate Trust List. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in the Certificate Trust List (CTL) Provider service in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) 5.x before 5.1(3) and 6.x before 6.1(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and service interruption) via a series of malformed TCP packets, aka Bug ID CSCsi98433.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2008. The weakness was published 05/16/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1743 since 04/11/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42414), SecurityFocus (BID 29221†), OSVDB (45208†), Secunia (SA30238†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020022†). Similar entries are available at VDB-42405, VDB-42404, VDB-42403 and VDB-42402. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unified Communications Manager 6.1.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1743 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1743
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42400
X-Force: 42414
SecurityFocus: 29221 - Cisco Unified Communications Manager Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30238
OSVDB: 45208 - CVE-2008-1743 - Cisco - Unified Communications Manager - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020022
Vulnerability Center: 18417 - [cisco-sa-20080514-cucmdos] Cisco CTL DoS By Malformed TCP Packets (Bug ID CSCsi98433), Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1533

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 12:53
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (60), 08/10/2019 12:53 (10)
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