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Cisco IOS SIP Packet Handling Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Uses SNMP to determine if a flaw is present

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote CISCO device can be crashed remotely

Description :

The remote version of IOS contains a flaw which may cause the remote router
to crash when it receives a malicious SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) packet.

A possible hacker might use these flaws to disable this device remotely.

Solution :

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070131-sip.shtml

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 3.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:N/A:C/B:A)

Networks Security ID: 22330

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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