Denial of service in Cisco Meeting Server
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-3160 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco Meeting Server Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU25485
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3160
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists within the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) feature due to improper input validation of XMPP packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted XMPP packets to an affected device and cause process crashes and a DoS condition for XMPP conferencing applications.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco Meeting Server: before 2.8
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cms-xmpp-dos-ptfGUsBx
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
