SB2018062105 - Denial of service in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server

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SB2018062105 - Denial of service in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server

Published: June 21, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018062105
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0358)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists in the file descriptor handling of Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server due to exhaustion of file descriptors while processing a high volume of traffic. A remote attacker can establish a high number of concurrent TCP connections, trigger resource exhaustion and cause a restart in a specific process, resulting in a temporary interruption of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References