Cisco Call Manager CTLProvider.exe Remote Code Execution

Notification Type: IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Advisory
Notification Date: July 11, 2007
Notification Version: 1.0
   
Name: Cisco Call Manager CTLProvider.exe Remote Code Execution
Public disclosure/
In the wild date:		 July 11, 2007 (vuln disclosure)
CVE: CVE-2006-5277
Description:

The CTLProvider.exe component of the Cisco Call Manager is vulnerable to a heap overflow, which causes a denial of service and allows remote code execution.
Discoverer: IBM ISS X-Force

 

ISS Coverage
Product Content Version
Network Sensor 7.0
Proventia A
Proventia IPS (G/GX)
Server Sensor 7.0
Proventia Multifunction Appliance
Proventia Server (Linux)		 1.95 or 24.56
Proventia Server (Windows)
Proventia Desktop		 x.x.x.1960
RealSecure Desktop 7.0 EQB
BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 CQB
Propagation Techniques ISS Protection Available
remote exploit SSL_Voip_Data_Collector_BO
 Feb. 15, 2007

Detailed Description
Business Impact: Compromise of machines using affected versions of Cisco Call Manager may lead to exposure of confidential information, loss of productivity, and further compromise. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in remote code execution and does not require user interaction.
CVSS: Base Score: 10.0
  Access Vector: Remote
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not Required
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Impact Bias: Normal 
Adjusted Temporal Score: 7.4
  Exploitability: Unproven
Remediation Level: Official Fix
Report Confidence: Confirmed 
Affected Products: For a full list of affected versions, see XFDB references below.
Technical Description: Cisco Call Manager is the software-based call processing component of Cisco’s Voice Over IP (VoIP) infrastructure and is a critical component in any Cisco VoIP deployment. Cisco Call Manager is vulnerable to an off-by-one error, which allows for a one-byte heap-buffer overflow within the CTLProvider.exe component of Call Manager. By sending specially-crafted packets, an attacker is able to trigger the heap overflow, which causes both a denial of service condition and enables the attacker to compromise the Call Manager server.
Remediation:

Patches are available for this issue. See References for details.

References
XFDB http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/31437
Cisco http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008087d188.shtml

Revision History
1.0 Initial publication.


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