Cisco Unified Presence Server Presence Engine (PE) denial of service
| cisco-unifiedpresence-presenceengine-dos (42412) |  Low Risk |
Description:
The Cisco Unified Presence Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the Presence Engine (PE). By conducting a stress test, a remote attacker could crash the device.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco, Unified Presence Server 1.0
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20080514-cup for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- cisco-sa-20080514-cup, Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco Unified Presence Denial of Service Vulnerabilities at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080514-cup.shtml.
- BID-29220: Cisco Unified Presence Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1740: The Presence Engine (PE) service in Cisco Unified Presence before 6.0(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump and service interruption) via an unspecified stress test
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1534: Cisco Unified Presence Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SA30240: Cisco Unified Presence Presence Engine Service Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020023: Cisco Unified Presence Services Can Be Interrupted By Remote Users
Reported:
May 14, 2008
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