CVE-2020-3160
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) feature of Cisco Meeting Server software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for users of XMPP conferencing applications. Other applications and processes are unaffected. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of XMPP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted XMPP packets to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause process crashes and a DoS condition for XMPP conferencing applications.
remediations
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- FixedCisco Meeting Servercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-cms-xmpp-dos-ptfGUsBxCisco Meeting Server Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability2020-02-19csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) feature of Cisco Meeting Server software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for users of XMPP conferencing applications. Other applications and processes are unaffected. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of XMPP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted XMPP packets to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause process crashes and a DoS condition for XMPP conferencing applications. Cisco has released software updates that address the vulnerability described in this advisory. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cms-xmpp-dos-ptfGUsBx ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cms-xmpp-dos-ptfGUsBx"]
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3160cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cms-xmpp-dos-ptfGUsBxcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0611/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cms-xmpp-dos-ptfGUsBxenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cms-xmpp-dos-ptfGUsBxVendor Advisorynvd
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