Cisco Unity Connection 9.x TCP Packet resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unity Connection 9.x. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TCP Packet Handler. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-1129. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unity Connection 9.x (Unified Communication Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component TCP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in Cisco Unity Connection 9.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) by sending many TCP requests, aka Bug ID CSCud59736.

The weakness was presented 02/15/2013 as CSCud59736 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1129 since 01/11/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling TCP ports. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (90330†), Secunia (SA52237†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028150†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/11/2013 🔍
02/15/2013 +35 days 🔍
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05/03/2018 +1898 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCud59736
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-1129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7748
Secunia: 52237 - Cisco Unity Connection Memory Leak Flooding Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 90330
SecurityTracker: 1028150

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2013 15:20
Updated: 05/03/2018 12:26
Changes: 02/20/2013 15:20 (55), 05/03/2018 12:26 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:7BF:103

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