CVE-2006-5553

Description

Cisco Security Agent (CSA) for Linux 4.5 before 4.5.1.657 and 5.0 before 5.0.0.193, as used by Unified CallManager (CUCM) and Unified Presence Server (CUPS), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a port scan with certain options.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.11% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017118	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20737	patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29829	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30055	vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807693c7.shtml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4198	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22574	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5553?: CVE-2006-5553 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5553?: To fix CVE-2006-5553, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5553 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5553 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.