SB2018062105 - Denial of service in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server
Published: June 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018062105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0358)
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.