CVE-2006-5553 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via resource consumption using a port scan against Cisco Security Agent for Linux.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5553?
CVE-2006-5553 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5553?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Security Agent, Cisco Unified Callmanager, Cisco Unified Presence Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-5553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8qx-h53w-5fh9.