Nortel IP Phone UNIStim re-register denial of service

nortel-ipphone-register-dos (37254) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Multiple Nortel IP Phones are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by improper handling of spoofed registration messages. By sending multiple spoofed registration messages to a server where a vulnerable UNIStim IP Phone is registered, a remote attacker could cause an affected device to become unregistered. The device must be manually re-registered with the server in order to maintain service.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5.7
  Access Vector: Adjacent Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 4.5
  Exploitability: Proof-of-Concept
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Refer to Nortel Technical Support Security Advisory Bulletin 2007008385 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • COMPASS SECURITY ADVISORY: October, 18th 2007: IP Phone forced re-authentication.
  • Nortel Technical Support Security Advisory Bulletin 2007008385: DoS Potential Vulnerability - UNIStim IP Phone Forced to Re-register.
  • BID-26124: Nortel UNIStim IP Phone Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-5640: The Nortel UNIStim IP Softphone 2050, IP Phone 1140E, and additional Nortel products from the IP Phone, Business Communications Manager (BCM), Mobile Voice Client, and other product lines, allow remote attackers to block calls and force re-registration via a resume message to the Signaling Server that has a spoofed source IP address for the phone. NOTE: the attack is more disruptive if a new spoofed resume message is sent after each re-registration.
  • SA27234: Nortel Products Multiple Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Nortel Business Communications Manager 1000
  • Nortel Business Communications Manager 200
  • Nortel Business Communications Manager 400
  • Nortel Business Communications Manager 50
  • Nortel Business Communications Manager 50a
  • Nortel Business Communications Manager 50e
  • Nortel Business Communications Manager SRG200
  • Nortel Business Communications Manager SRG50
  • Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager
  • Nortel Centrex IP Element Manager
  • Nortel CS1000e
  • Nortel CS1000m
  • Nortel cs1000s
  • Nortel CS2100
  • Nortel IP Audio Conference Phone 2033
  • Nortel IP Phone 1110
  • Nortel IP Phone 1120E
  • Nortel IP Phone 1140E
  • Nortel IP Phone 1150E
  • Nortel IP Phone 2001
  • Nortel IP Phone 2002
  • Nortel IP Phone 2004
  • Nortel IP Phone 2007
  • Nortel Meridian Option 11C
  • Nortel Meridian Option 51C
  • Nortel Meridian Option 61C
  • Nortel Meridian Option 81C
  • Nortel Meridian SL100
  • Nortel Mobile Voice Client 2050
  • Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100
  • Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5200
  • Nortel WLAN Handset 2210
  • Nortel WLAN Handset 2211
  • Nortel WLAN Handset 2212
  • Nortel WLAN Handset 6120
  • Nortel WLAN Handset 6140

Reported:

Oct 17, 2007

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