Resource exhaustion in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server - CVE-2018-0358
Published: June 20, 2018 / Updated: June 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13405
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0358
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0358
Install update from vendor's website.