VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-0358

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-769: DEPRECATED: Uncontrolled File Descriptor Consumption
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Primary references