Denial of service in Cisco Meeting Server

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU7681

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6763

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the implementation of the H.264 protocol in Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) due to improper validation of Fragmentation Unit (FU-A) protocol packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted H.264 FU-A packet through the affected application and trigger an unexpected restart of the CMS media process.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Meeting Server: 2.1.4

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170802-ms

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.