Description
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: 2018-06-21
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-1181 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.
History

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-29T14:56:44.273Z

Reserved: 2017-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-0358

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T03:21:15.590Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-21T11:29:00.883

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:38:03.377

Link: CVE-2018-0358

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