Cisco IOS 12.1xu/12.1yd/12.2b resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco IOS 12.1xu/12.1yd/12.2b. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0583. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 12.1xu/12.1yd/12.2b (Router Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Memory leak in the H.323 implementation in Cisco IOS 12.1 through 12.4, and 15.0M before 15.0(1)M1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and device reload) via malformed H.323 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtb93855.

The weakness was shared 03/24/2010 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0583. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49050 (Cisco IOS Software H.323 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20100324-h323)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43178 (Cisco IOS Software H.323 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20100324-h323)).

A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (49050), SecurityFocus (BID 38934†), OSVDB (63181†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023742†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25155†). The entry VDB-4116 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 49050
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS Software H.323 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20100324-h323)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0583 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52369
X-Force: 57140
SecurityFocus: 38934 - Cisco IOS H.323 Interface Memory Leak Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 63181 - Cisco IOS H.323 Packet Handling Memory Exhaustion Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1023742
Vulnerability Center: 25155 - [cisco-sa-20100324-h323] Cisco IOS H.323 Interface Memory Leak Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/08/2025 16:30
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (58), 02/22/2017 10:46 (9), 09/05/2021 18:52 (4), 09/05/2021 18:59 (1), 04/08/2025 16:30 (15)
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