Buffer overflow in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite For Television
CVE-2017-6745
A vulnerability in the cache server within Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite (VDS) for Television 3.2(5)ES1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on a targeted appliance. The vulnerability is due to excessive mapped connections exhausting the allotted resources within the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending large amounts of inbound traffic to a device with the intention of overloading certain resources. A successful exploit could cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc39260.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite For Television — versions 3.4\(2\), 4.1(4), 3.8(1)
- Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Cache Server — versions Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Cache Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100106 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170802… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6745?
- CVE-2017-6745 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite For Television, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6745?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.