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CVE-2011-2563


Unspecified vulnerability in the Service Advertisement Framework (SAF) in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (aka CUCM, formerly CallManager) 8.x before 8.5(1) and Cisco Intercompany Media Engine 8.x before 8.5(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted SAF packets, aka Bug ID CSCth26669.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-2563 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2011-08-29T15:55:01.300

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0 Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0\(1\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0\(2c\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0\(2c\)su1 Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0\(3\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0\(3a\) Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0\(3a\)su1 Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.0\(3a\)su2 Yes
Application cisco unified_communications_manager 8.5 Yes
Application cisco intercompany_media_engine 8.0\(2\) Yes
Application cisco intercompany_media_engine 8.0\(3\) Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.