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Cisco Security Agent for Linux Port Scan Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22574
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Release Date:
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2006-10-26
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Last Update:
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2006-10-31
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Popularity:
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8,821 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Cisco Security Agent (CSA) 4.x
Cisco Security Agent (CSA) 5.x
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.x
Cisco Unified Presence Server 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5553
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cisco Security Agent for Linux, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the detection of port scans. This can be exploited to stop the Cisco Security Agent (CSA) from responding due to excessive resource consumption by starting a port scan with certain options.
The vulnerability is reported in CSA 4.5 for Linux prior to Hotfix 4.5.1.657, CSA 5.0 for Linux prior to Hotfix 5.0.0.193, and in the standalone CSA shipped with Cisco Unified CallManager (CUCM) 5.0 versions including 5.0(4), and Cisco Unified Presence Server (CUPS) 1.0 versions including 1.0(2).
Solution:
Apply Hotfixes.
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cups-10?psrtdcat20e2
CSA version 4.5 for Linux:
Apply Hotfix 4.5.1.657
CSA version 5.0 for Linux:
Apply Hotfix 5.0.0.193
CUCM 5.0 version including 5.0(4):
Apply COS COP upgrade.
CUPS 1.0 version including 1.0(2):
Apply COS COP upgrade.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2006-10-31: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/p...curity_advisory09186a00807693c7.shtml
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