CVE-2017-6745 Denial of service in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Cache Server
Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service by exhausting resources with excessive traffic, requiring administrators to patch the Cisco VDS Cache Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6745?
CVE-2017-6745 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Cache Server, published on 7 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the cache server within Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite (VDS) for Television 3.2(5)ES1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on a targeted appliance. The vulnerability is due to excessive mapped connections exhausting the allotted resources within the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending large amounts of inbound traffic to a device with the intention of overloading certain resources. A successful exploit could cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc39260.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6745?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite for Television.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6745?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-6745 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6745 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9m5j-cgjg-vr9r.