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DEPRECATED: Uncontrolled File Descriptor Consumption

CVE-2018-0358

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-769 - DEPRECATED: Uncontrolled File Descriptor Consumption

This entry has been deprecated because it was a duplicate of CWE-774. All content has been transferred to CWE-774.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published