CVE-2013-1197 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 16 Apr 2013 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote authenticated users can crash the jabberd daemon in Cisco Unified Presence by sending crafted XML content in XMPP messages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-1197?

CVE-2013-1197 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The XML parser in the server in Cisco Unified Presence (CUP) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (jabberd daemon crash) via crafted XML content in an XMPP message, aka Bug ID CSCue13912.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1197?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Presence.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1197 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-2013-1197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97gw-f4w6-v6vg.