CVE-2015-0579 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco VCS and Expressway via crafted SIP packets, requiring vendor patches.

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-2015-0579?

CVE-2015-0579 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Cisco Expressway allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and partial outage) via crafted SIP packets, aka Bug ID CSCur12473.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0579?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0579 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-2015-0579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4gm-776f-6rqq.

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