CVE-2010-1563 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch by sending a malformed SIP header, causing a denial of service.

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-2010-1563?

CVE-2010-1563 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SIP implementation on the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch with software 9.7(3)S before 9.7(3)S9 and 9.7(3)P before 9.7(3)P9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a malformed header, aka Bug ID CSCsk04588.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1563?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Pgw 2200 Softswitch.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1563?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1563 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-2010-1563 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjq3-2hp8-q8p5.

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