CVE-2010-2840: Input Validation
First published: Thu Aug 26 2010(Updated: )
The Presence Engine (PE) service in Cisco Unified Presence 6.x before 6.0(7) and 7.x before 7.0(8) does not properly handle an erroneous Contact field in the header of a SIP SUBSCRIBE message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process failure) via a malformed message, aka Bug ID CSCtd39629.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0 | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(2\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(3\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(4\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(5\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(6\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0 | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0\(2\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0\(3\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0\(4\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0\(5\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0\(6\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0\(7\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(2.1101\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(3.1101-2\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(4.1101-5\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(5.1101-1\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0\(5.1103-2\) | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =6.0.5.1102-1 | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0.3.10102-3 | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0.3.10103-2 | |
| Cisco Unified Presence | =7.0.4.10101-2 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2010-2840?
CVE-2010-2840 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability because it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2840?
To mitigate CVE-2010-2840, upgrade your Cisco Unified Presence Server to versions 6.0(7), 7.0(8) or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2010-2840?
CVE-2010-2840 affects Cisco Unified Presence Server versions 6.x before 6.0(7) and 7.x before 7.0(8).
What impact does CVE-2010-2840 have on my Cisco Unified Presence Server?
CVE-2010-2840 can cause process failures resulting in a denial of service condition on affected servers.
Is CVE-2010-2840 easy to exploit?
Yes, CVE-2010-2840 can be exploited by sending a malformed SIP SUBSCRIBE message.
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/remedy
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-historical
- vendor/cisco
- canonical/cisco unified presence
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(2\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(3\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(4\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(5\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(6\)
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0\(2\)
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0\(3\)
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0\(4\)
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0\(5\)
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0\(6\)
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0\(7\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(2.1101\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(3.1101-2\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(4.1101-5\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(5.1101-1\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0\(5.1103-2\)
- version/cisco unified presence/6.0.5.1102-1
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0.3.10102-3
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0.3.10103-2
- version/cisco unified presence/7.0.4.10101-2