CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) versions 2.6 and earlier for Microsoft Windows operating systems contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. There are no workarounds for this vulnerability. This advisory is posted at http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20100120-ipm.
CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) versions 2.6 and earlier for Microsoft Windows operating systems contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. There are no workarounds for this vulnerability.
This advisory is posted at http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20100120-ipm.
CiscoWorks IPM versions 2.6 and earlier for Windows operating systems are affected.
CiscoWorks IPM version 2.x for Sun Solaris and CiscoWorks IPM version 4.x for Windows and Solaris operating systems are not affected. No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.
CiscoWorks IPM is a troubleshooting application that gauges network response time and availability. CiscoWorks IPM is available as a component within the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) bundle. CiscoWorks IPM versions 2.6 and earlier for Windows contain a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) GIOP requests. By sending a crafted CORBA GIOP request, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to trigger the buffer overflow condition and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on affected Windows systems. This vulnerability is documented in Cisco Bug ID CSCsv62350 and has been assigned the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2010-0138.
There are no workarounds for this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate this vulnerability by restricting network access to TCP ports on an affected Windows system running IPM versions 2.6 and earlier to trusted systems.
Additional mitigation techniques that can be deployed on Cisco devices within the network are available in the Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin companion document for this advisory:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoAppliedMitigationBulletin/cisco-amb-20100120-ipm
Ciscoworks IPM versions 2.6 and earlier for Windows contain a vulnerable third-party component that is no longer supported. Cisco is unable to provide updated software for affected CiscoWorks versions. Consult the Obtaining Fixed Software section of this advisory for instructions on how to address vulnerable systems.
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability described in this advisory.
This vulnerability was discovered and reported to Cisco by an anonymous researcher working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative. Cisco would like to thank TippingPoint for reporting this vulnerability to us and for working with us on a coordinated disclosure.
To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
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