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CVE-2010-0579

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The SIP implementation in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed SIP message, aka Bug ID CSCtb93416, the "SIP Message Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Cisco IOS: 12.3jk, 12.3t, 12.3xd, 12.3xf, 12.3xg, 12.3xi (+37)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/39068
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023744
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=20063
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b20f32.shtml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39068
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023744
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=20063
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b20f32.shtml

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