CVE-2012-0361 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Cisco IP Communicator by flooding SCCP messages, affecting softphone users.
- 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-2012-0361?
CVE-2012-0361 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The sccp-protocol component in Cisco IP Communicator (CIPC) 7.0 through 8.6 does not limit the rate of SCCP messages to Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger (1) on hook and (2) off hook messages, as demonstrated by a Plantronics headset, aka Bug ID CSCti40315.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0361?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ip Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0361?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0361 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-2012-0361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6p2r-jxfw-26r5.