Resource management error in Cisco Small Business Voice Gateways and ATAs - CVE-2019-15258

 

Resource management error in Cisco Small Business Voice Gateways and ATAs - CVE-2019-15258

Published: October 21, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21972
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15258
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Small Business Voice Gateways and ATAs

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied requests to the web-based management interface. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause the device to stop responding, requiring manual intervention for recovery.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-15258

Install updates from vendor's website.

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