VDB-92689 · CVE-2016-6445 · BID 93517

Cisco Meeting Server up to 2.0.5 XMPP Authentication input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Cisco Meeting Server up to 2.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component XMPP Authentication. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6445. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Meeting Server up to 2.0.5 (Unified Communication Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component XMPP Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/12/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20161012-msc / CSCvb62741 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6445 since 07/26/2016. 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.

Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting xmpp disable. 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 SecurityFocus (BID 93517†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037000†). The entry VDB-92690 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Meeting Server Client Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Meeting Server 2.0.6
Config: xmpp disable

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20161012-msc / CSCvb62741
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92689
SecurityFocus: 93517 - Cisco Meeting Server CVE-2016-6445 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037000

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2016 10:12
Updated: 09/26/2022 07:52
Changes: 10/13/2016 10:12 (57), 05/08/2019 22:02 (19), 09/26/2022 07:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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