CVE-2010-0579 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reload in Cisco IOS by sending malformed SIP messages.

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-2010-0579?

CVE-2010-0579 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 25 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SIP implementation in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed SIP message, aka Bug ID CSCtb93416, the "SIP Message Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0579?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0579 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-2010-0579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4cp-47vm-442g.

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