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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.1645
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Arbitrary File
Read/Write Vulnerability
15 November 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
VMware ESX Server
Impact/Access: Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-6689
Original Bulletin:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6689
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Cisco Security Notice
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Arbitrary File Read/Write Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6689
CVE ID: CVE-2013-6689
Release Date: 2013 November 13 17:35 UTC (GMT)
Last Updated: 2013 November 13 22:19 UTC (GMT)
Related Documents:
Summary
A vulnerability in a command-line utility of Cisco Unified Communications
Manager (Cisco Unified CM) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to
read or write data to arbitrary locations on the filesystem.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could
exploit this vulnerability by overloading the command-line utility. An exploit
could allow the attacker to read or write files in arbitrary locations on the
filesystem.
Affected Products
Product More Information CVSS
Cisco Unified Communications Manager CSCui58229 6.0/4.7
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