Resource exhaustion in Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server
CVE-2018-0358
A vulnerability in the file descriptor handling of Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to exhaustion of file descriptors while processing a high volume of traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a high number of concurrent TCP connections to the vulnerable system. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a restart in a specific process, resulting in a temporary interruption of service. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh77056, CSCvh77058, CSCvh95264.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server
- Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server Unknown — versions Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server unknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041172 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104521 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0358?
- CVE-2018-0358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server, classified under CWE-769. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0358?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.