Vulnerability in Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server
CVE-2017-6790
A vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) on the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the targeted appliance. The vulnerability is due to excessive SIP traffic sent to the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by transmitting large volumes of SIP traffic to the VCS. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a complete DoS condition on the targeted system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve32897.
EPSS: 0.020 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Telepresence_video_communication_server — versions x8.7, x8.7.1, x8.7.2
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Telepresence Video Communication Server (Vcs) — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6790?
- CVE-2017-6790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6790?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6790 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.