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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2013.1516
       Cisco Unified Computing System Fabric Interconnect Denial of
                           Service Vulnerability
                              23 October 2013

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Cisco Unified Computing System
Publisher:         Cisco Systems
Operating System:  Cisco
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-5550  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5550

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Cisco Security Notice

Cisco Unified Computing System Fabric Interconnect Denial of Service 
Vulnerability

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5550

CVE ID: CVE-2013-5550

Release Date: 2013 October 21 13:25  UTC (GMT)

Last Updated: 2013 October 21 16:24  UTC (GMT)

Related Documents:    

Summary

A vulnerability in the fabric interconnect of Cisco Unified Computing System 
could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS)
condition.

The vulnerability is due to improper filtering of user-supplied parameters. 
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing certain commands with
specific parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write 
directly to hardware components, causing a DoS condition on the system.

Affected Products

Product						More Information	CVSS

Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)	CSCtq86549		4.6/3.8

What Is a Cisco Security Notice?

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Security Notices to inform customers of low- to mid-level severity security 
issues involving Cisco products.

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For additional information about Cisco PSIRT publications, see the Cisco 
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customers should consult their service providers or support organizations to 
ensure that any applied workaround or fix is the most appropriate in the 
intended network before it is deployed.

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