CVE-2008-1740

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Published May 16, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Presence Engine (PE) service in Cisco Unified Presence before 6.0(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump and service interruption) via an unspecified "stress test," aka Bug ID CSCsh20972.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_presence::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_presence:6.0_1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1740	The Presence Engine (PE) service in Cisco Unified Presence before 6.0(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump and service interruption) via an unspecified "stress test," aka Bug ID CSCsh20972.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.916% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30240
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020023
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080995682.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29220
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1534
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42412

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Unified Presence

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: May 16, 2008, 6:54 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:32 AM
Reserved: Apr 11, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 16, 2008, 12:54 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM

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