Cisco Security Agent port scan denial of service
| csa-port-scan-dos (29829) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cisco Security Agent for Linux could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. By conducting a port scan using a specific option, a remote attacker could cause a victim's system to consume excessive resources resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the appropriate version of the affected product as listed in the Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20061025-csa. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20061025-csa: Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco Security Agent for Linux Port Scan Denial of Service.
- BID-20737: Cisco Security Agent Remote Port Scan Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5553: Cisco Security Agent (CSA) for Linux 4.5 before 4.5.1.657 and 5.0 before 5.0.0.193, as used by Unified CallManager (CUCM) and Unified Presence Server (CUPS), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a port scan with certain options.
- OSVDB ID: 30055: Cisco Security Agent for Linux Port Scan DoS
- SA22574: Cisco Security Agent for Linux Port Scan Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1017118: Cisco Security Agent for Linux Lets Remote Users Deny Service By Conducting Port Scans
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4198: Cisco Security Agent for Linux Port Scan Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Security Agent 4.5
- Cisco Security Agent 4.5.1
- Cisco Security Agent 4.5.1.639
- Cisco Security Agent 5.0
- Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(1)
- Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(2)
- Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(3)
- Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(3A)
- Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(4)
- Cisco Unified Presence Server 1.0
- Cisco Unified Presence Server 1.0(2)
Reported:
Oct 25, 2006
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