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Cisco TelePresence: Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1720)

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Cisco TelePresence: Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1720)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
04/18/2019
Created
07/10/2019
Added
07/09/2019
Modified
11/02/2022

Description

A vulnerability in the XML API of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the CPU to increase to 100% utilization, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the XML input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specifically crafted XML payload. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust CPU resources, resulting in a DoS condition until the system is manually rebooted. Software versions prior to X12.5.1 are affected.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-telepresence-upgrade-latest

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