CVE-2009-5040 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can crash Cisco CallManager Express devices by interacting with the extension mobility menu, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-5040?
CVE-2009-5040 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 7 Jan 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
CallManager Express (CME) on Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) by using an extension mobility (EM) phone to interact with the menu for SNR number changes, aka Bug ID CSCta63555.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5040 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-2009-5040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjq5-7h7q-37wc.