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ESB-2013.0530 - [Win][RedHat][Solaris] Cisco Jabber Extensible Communications Platform: Denial of service - Remote/unauthenticated

Date: 15 April 2013

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2013.0530
        Cisco Jabber Extensible Communications Platform Connection
                           Manager Vulnerability
                               15 April 2013

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Cisco Jabber Extensible Communications Platform
Publisher:         Cisco Systems
Operating System:  Solaris
                   Red Hat
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-1187  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-1187

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Cisco Jabber Extensible Communications Platform Connection Manager 
Vulnerability

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-1187

CVE ID: CVE-2013-1187 

Release Date: 2013 April 11 16:00 UTC (GMT) 

Last Updated: 2013 April 11 16:00 UTC (GMT)

Summary A vulnerability in the Connection Manager component of Cisco Jabber 
Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP) could allow an 
unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the login connection manager 
service.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient checking of received login data. An 
attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a corrupted stream of 
login packets. 

Affected Products 

Product 				More Information 	CVSS 
Cisco Jabber 
Extensible Communications Platform 
(Jabber XCP) 				CSCts76762 		5.0/4.1

What Is a Cisco Security Notice?

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) publishes Cisco 
Security Notices to inform customers of low- to mid-level severity security 
issues involving Cisco products.

Customers who wish to upgrade to a software version that includes fixes for 
these issues should contact their normal support channels. Free software 
updates will not be provided for issues that are disclosed through a Cisco 
Security Notice.

For additional information about Cisco PSIRT publications, see the Cisco 
Security Vulnerability Policy at 
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_vulnerability_policy.html
Customers Using Third-Party Support Organizations

Customers may have Cisco products that are provided or maintained through 
prior or existing agreements with third-party support organizations, such as 
Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers. For these 
products, customers should consult their service providers or support 
organizations to ensure that any applied workaround or fix is the most 
appropriate in the intended network before it is deployed. 

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