CVE-2009-2870 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reload via crafted SIP messages when the Cisco Unified Border Element feature is enabled.
- 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-2009-2870?
CVE-2009-2870 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 28 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4, when the Cisco Unified Border Element feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted SIP messages, aka Bug ID CSCsx25880.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2870 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-2009-2870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-r78g-mr95-6qvw.