Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service
CVE-2016-1466

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Unified Communications Manager Im And Presence Service
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 August 2016

What is CVE-2016-1466?

A vulnerability exists in multiple versions of Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service that allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition. This is achieved by sending specially crafted headers within a SIP packet, causing the sipd process to restart. Affected versions include 9.1(1) through 11.5(1). It is crucial for organizations using these products to apply the necessary updates to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036526
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92271
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2016-1466 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service