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Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service DoS (cisco-sa-imp-dos-uTx2dqu2)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 142496
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service is affected by a vulnerability due to improper handling of login requests. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a crafted client login request to an affected device, in order to cause the Cisco XCP Authentication Service to restart, resulting in a DoS condition for new login attempts.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvv75814See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 142496
File Name: cisco-sa-imp-dos-uTx2dqu2.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 11/6/2020
Updated: 6/3/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27121
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco Unified CM IM&P
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-27121