CVE-2014-7991: cisco unified_communications_manager Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-7991 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in cisco unified_communications_manager. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-11-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Remote Mobile Access Subsystem in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CM) 10.0(1) and earlier does not properly validate the Subject Alternative Name (SAN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof VCS core devices via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, aka Bug ID CSCuq86376.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.