SB2022070620 - Timing attack in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 



SB2022070620 - Timing attack in Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Published: July 6, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022070620
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20752)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform brute-force attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient protection of a system password. A remote attacker can observe the time it takes the system to respond to various queries and guess system password.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.