-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20090826-cucm Revision 1.0 For Public Release 2009 August 26 1600 UTC (GMT) +--------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary ======= Cisco Unified Communications Manager (formerly CallManager) contains multiple denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities that if exploited could cause an interruption to voice services. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) services are affected by these vulnerabilities. Cisco has released free software updates for select Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds for these vulnerabilities. This advisory is posted at: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20090826-cucm.shtml Affected Products ================= Vulnerable Products +------------------ The following products are affected by vulnerabilities described in this advisory: * Cisco Unified Communications Manager 4.x * Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.x * Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.x * Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.x Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable +-------------------------------- Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express is not affected by these vulnerabilities. No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by these vulnerabilities. Details ======= Cisco Unified Communications Manager is the call processing component of the Cisco IP Telephony solution that extends enterprise telephony features and functions to packet telephony network devices, such as IP phones, media processing devices, VoIP gateways, and multimedia applications. Malformed SIP Message Vulnerabilities +------------------------------------ Cisco Unified Communications Manager contains two DoS vulnerabilities that involve the processing of SIP packets. Each vulnerability is triggered by a malformed SIP message that could cause a critical process to fail, resulting in the disruption of voice services. All SIP ports (TCP 5060 and 5061, UDP 5060 and 5061) are affected by these vulnerabilities. The first SIP DoS vulnerability is documented in Cisco Bug ID CSCsi46466 and has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2009-2050. The first vulnerability is fixed in Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 6.1(1) and later. Cisco Unified Communications Manager 4.x versions are only affected by the first SIP DoS vulnerability if a SIP trunk is explicitly configured. To determine if a SIP truck is configured on a Cisco Unified Communications Manager version 4.x system, navigate to Device > Trunk and choose the option SIP Trunk in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration interface. To mitigate against this vulnerability, administrators are advised to restrict access to TCP and UDP port 5060 on vulnerable Cisco Unified Communications Manager 4.x systems that are configured to use SIP trunks with screening devices to valid SIP trunk end points. The second SIP DoS vulnerability is documented in Cisco Bug ID CSCsz40392 and has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2009-2051. The second vulnerability is fixed in Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 5.1(3g), 6.1(4), and 7.1(2). Network Connection Tracking Vulnerability +---------------------------------------- Cisco Unified Communications Manager contains a DoS vulnerability that involves the tracking of network connections by the embedded operating system firewall. By establishing many TCP connections with a vulnerable system, an attacker could overwhelm the operating system table that is used to track network connections and prevent new connections from being established to system services. Any service that listens to a TCP port on a vulnerable system could be affected by this vulnerability, including SIP and SCCP. This vulnerability is documented in Cisco Bug ID CSCsq22534 and has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2009-2052. The vulnerability is fixed in Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 5.1(3g), 6.1(4), 7.0(2), and 7.1(2). Related SIP and SCCP DoS Vulnerabilities +--------------------------------------- Cisco Unified Communications Manager contains two DoS vulnerabilities involving the processing of SIP and SCCP packets. By flooding a vulnerable system with many TCP packets, an attacker could exhaust operating system file descriptors that cause the SIP port (TCP 5060 and 5061) and SCCP port (TCP 2000 and 2443) to close. This action could prevent new connections from being established to the SIP and SCCP services. SIP UDP (5060 and 5061) ports are not affected. The SCCP vulnerability is documented in Cisco Bug ID CSCsx32236 and has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2009-2053. The SCCP vulnerability is fixed in Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 5.1(3g), 6.1(4), 7.0(2a)su1, and 7.1(2). The SIP vulnerability is documented in Cisco Bug ID CSCsx23689 and has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2009-2054. The SIP vulnerability is fixed in Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 5.1(3g), 6.1(4), 7.0(2a)su1, and 7.1(2a)su1. Vulnerability Scoring Details ============================= Cisco has provided scores for the vulnerabilities in this advisory based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). The CVSS scoring in this Security Advisory is done in accordance with CVSS version 2.0. CVSS is a standards-based scoring method that conveys vulnerability severity and helps determine urgency and priority of response. Cisco has provided a base and temporal score. Customers can then compute environmental scores to assist in determining the impact of the vulnerability in individual networks. Cisco has provided an FAQ to answer additional questions regarding CVSS at: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/cvss-qandas.html Cisco has also provided a CVSS calculator to help compute the environmental impact for individual networks at: http://intellishield.cisco.com/security/alertmanager/cvss CSCsi46466 - CM 6.1 SDL router services dead when receiving abnormal CVSS Base Score - 7.8 Access Vector - Network Access Complexity - Low Authentication - None Confidentiality Impact - None Integrity Impact - None Availability Impact - Complete CVSS Temporal Score - 6.4 Exploitability - Functional Remediation Level - Official-Fix Report Confidence - Confirmed CSCsz40392 - CCM: Coredump in sipSafeStrlen from malicious INVITE Access Vector - Network Access Complexity - Low Authentication - None Confidentiality Impact - None Integrity Impact - None Availability Impact - Complete CVSS Temporal Score - 6.4 Exploitability - Functional Remediation Level - Official-Fix Report Confidence - Confirmed CSCsq22534 - IP_Conntrack Fills Up During TCP Flood Attack Access Vector - Network Access Complexity - Low Authentication - None Confidentiality Impact - None Integrity Impact - None Availability Impact - Complete CVSS Temporal Score - 6.4 Exploitability - Functional Remediation Level - Official-Fix Report Confidence - Confirmed CSCsx32236 - SCCP Port Closed in Response to FD Resource Exhaustion Access Vector - Network Access Complexity - Low Authentication - None Confidentiality Impact - None Integrity Impact - None Availability Impact - Complete CVSS Temporal Score - 6.4 Exploitability - Functional Remediation Level - Official-Fix Report Confidence - Confirmed CSCsx23689 - SIP Port Closed in Response to FD Resource Exhaustion Access Vector - Network Access Complexity - Low Authentication - None Confidentiality Impact - None Integrity Impact - None Availability Impact - Complete CVSS Temporal Score - 6.4 Exploitability - Functional Remediation Level - Official-Fix Report Confidence - Confirmed Impact ====== Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities described in this advisory could result in the interruption of voice services. To restore voice services, affected Cisco Unified Communications Manager services may require a manual restart. Software Versions and Fixes =========================== When considering software upgrades, also consult http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and any subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution. In all cases, customers should exercise caution to be certain the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or your contracted maintenance provider for assistance. +---------------------------------------+ | Cisco Unified | | | Communications | Recommended Release | | Manager Version | | |-----------------+---------------------| | | 5.1(3g) (Available | | 5.x | for download in | | | early September | | | 2009) | |-----------------+---------------------| | 6.x | 6.1(4) | |-----------------+---------------------| | 7.x | 7.1(2a)SU1 | +---------------------------------------+ Cisco Unified Communications Manager software version 5.1(3g) will be available for download in early September 2009 at the following link: http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/ReleaseType.x?optPlat=null&isPlatform=Y&mdfid=280735907&sftType=Unified%20Communications%20Manager%20Updates&treeName=Voice%20and%20Unified%20Communications&modelName=Cisco%20Unified%20Communications%20Manager%20Version%205.1&mdfLevel=Software%20Version/Option&treeMdfId=278875240&modifmdfid=null&imname=null&hybrid=Y&imst=N Cisco Unified Communications Manager software version 6.1(4) can be downloaded at the following link: http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/PlatformList.x?sftType=Unified%20Communications%20Manager%20Updates&mdfid=281023410&treeName=Voice%20and%20Unified%20Communications&mdfLevel=Software%20Version/Option&url=null&modelName=Cisco%20Unified%20Communications%20Manager%20Version%206.1&isPlatform=N&treeMdfId=278875240&modifmdfid=null&imname=null&hybrid=Y&imst=N Administrators are advised to upgrade Cisco Unified Communications Manager systems running software version 7.0 to version 7.1(2a)SU1. Cisco Unified Communications Manager software version 7.1(2a)SU1 can be downloaded at the following link: http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/PlatformList.x?sftType=Unified+Communications+Manager+Updates&mdfid=282421166&treeName=Voice+and+Unified+Communications&mdfLevel=Software%20Version/Option&url=null&modelName=Cisco+Unified+Communications+Manager+Version+7.1&isPlatform=N&treeMdfId=278875240&modifmdfid=null&imname=&hybrid=Y&imst=N Workarounds =========== There are no workarounds for the vulnerabilities in this advisory. Administrators can mitigate the SCCP- and SIP-related vulnerabilities by implementing filtering on screening devices to permit access to TCP ports 2000 and 2443, and TCP and UDP ports 5060 and 5061 only from networks that need SCCP and SIP access to Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers. Additional mitigation techniques that can be deployed on Cisco devices within the network are available in the Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin companion document for this advisory: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-amb-20090826-cucm.shtml Obtaining Fixed Software ======================== Cisco has released free software updates for select Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions that address these vulnerabilities. Prior to deploying software, customers should consult their maintenance provider or check the software for feature set compatibility and known issues specific to their environment. Customers may only install and expect support for the feature sets they have purchased. By installing, downloading, accessing or otherwise using such software upgrades, customers agree to be bound by the terms of Cisco's software license terms found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/warranty/English/EU1KEN_.html or as otherwise set forth at Cisco.com Downloads at: http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-usingswc.shtml Do not contact psirt@xxxxxxxxx or security-alert@xxxxxxxxx for software upgrades. Cisco Unified Communications Manager Versions 6.x and Later +---------------------------------------------------------- Cisco has released free software updates for all vulnerabilities described in this advisory in Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 6.x and 7.x. Cisco Unified Communications Manager Versions 4.x and 5.x +-------------------------------------------------------- For Cisco Bug ID Cscsi46466, Cisco will not provide a software fix for Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 4.x and 5.x. Customers who are concerned about the availability of fixed software for this vulnerability in these releases should contact the following email address: cucm-august26-inquiry@xxxxxxxxx Customers with Service Contracts +------------------------------- Customers with contracts should obtain upgraded software through their regular update channels. For most customers, this means that upgrades should be obtained through the Software Center on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com. Customers using Third Party Support Organizations +------------------------------------------------ Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through prior or existing agreements with third-party support organizations, such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers should contact that support organization for guidance and assistance with the appropriate course of action in regards to this advisory. The effectiveness of any workaround or fix is dependent on specific customer situations, such as product mix, network topology, traffic behavior, and organizational mission. Due to the variety of affected products and releases, customers should consult with their service provider or support organization to ensure any applied workaround or fix is the most appropriate for use in the intended network before it is deployed. Customers without Service Contracts +---------------------------------- Customers who purchase direct from Cisco but do not hold a Cisco service contract, and customers who purchase through third-party vendors but are unsuccessful in obtaining fixed software through their point of sale should acquire upgrades by contacting the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). TAC contacts are as follows. * +1 800 553 2447 (toll free from within North America) * +1 408 526 7209 (toll call from anywhere in the world) * e-mail: tac@xxxxxxxxx Customers should have their product serial number available and be prepared to give the URL of this notice as evidence of entitlement to a free upgrade. Free upgrades for non-contract customers must be requested through the TAC. Refer to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_cisco_worldwide_contacts.html for additional TAC contact information, including localized telephone numbers, and instructions and e-mail addresses for use in various languages. Exploitation and Public Announcements ===================================== The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerabilities described in this advisory. The vulnerabilities were discovered by Cisco. 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