Improper input validation in Cisco IP Communicator - CVE-2015-4240

 

Improper input validation in Cisco IP Communicator - CVE-2015-4240

Published: May 1, 2018 / Updated: May 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12314
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4240
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco IP Communicator

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to service outage. A remote attacker can submit an unspecified URL in a GET request and cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-4240

Install update from vendor's website.

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