Cisco IOS Software Session Initiation Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20131106-sip)

high Nessus Plugin ID 70914

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

A vulnerability exists in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation in Cisco IOS Software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of an affected device or cause memory leaks that may result in system instabilities. To exploit this vulnerability, affected devices must be configured to process SIP messages. Limited Cisco IOS Software releases are affected.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20131106-sip.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0642efe4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 70914

File Name: cisco-sa-20131106-sip.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 11/14/2013

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5553

BID: 63553