Cisco Unity Microsoft API unspecified denial of service
| cisco-unity-microsoftapi-unspecified-dos (45746) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cisco Unity is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified processing error in the Microsoft API. By sending specially-crafted packets to dynamic UDP ports, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sr-20081008-unity for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- cisco-sr-20081008-unity: Cisco Security Response: VoIPshield Reported Vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Server.
- VoIP Security Advisory, 2008-10-08: Cisco Unity Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities.
- BID-31642: Cisco Unity 7.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-4544: Unspecified vulnerability in an unspecified Microsoft API, as used by Cisco Unity and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending crafted packets to dynamic UDP ports, related to a processing error.
- SECTRACK ID: 1021020: Cisco Unity Bug in Microsoft API Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2771: Cisco Unity Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Unity Server 4.0
- Cisco Unity Server 4.2(1)
- Cisco Unity Server 5.0
- Cisco Unity Server 5.0(1)
- Cisco Unity Server 7.0
- Cisco Unity Server 7.0(2)
Reported:
Oct 08, 2008
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