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Telepresence Video Communication Server Software CVE-2015-4317

MEDIUM
Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)
2015-08-20 psirt@cisco.com
5.0
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
Impact

CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.83%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via invalid variables in an authentication packet, aka Bug ID CSCuv40469. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-399. Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via invalid variables in an authentication packet, aka Bug ID CSCuv40469. Affected products include: Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server Software.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P

DescriptionCVE.org

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via invalid variables in an authentication packet, aka Bug ID CSCuv40469.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 25% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.8%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +25
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server_software:x8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2015-0653 CRITICAL
10.0 Mar 13

The management interface in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Cisco Expressway before X7.2.4, X8 b

CVE-2014-3368 HIGH
7.8 Oct 19

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Expressway Software before X8.2 allow remote attackers to cause

CVE-2015-0652 HIGH
7.8 Mar 13

The Session Description Protocol (SDP) implementation in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Cisco E

CVE-2014-0662 HIGH
7.1 Jan 22

The SIP module in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) before 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a deni

CVE-2014-3370 HIGH
7.1 Oct 19

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Expressway Software before X8.1.1 allow remote attackers to caus

CVE-2014-3369 HIGH
7.1 Oct 19

The SIP IX implementation in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Expressway Software before X8.1.1 a

CVE-2015-4327 HIGH
7.2 Aug 20

The CLI in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows local users to obtain root privi

CVE-2015-0772 HIGH
7.1 Jun 12

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) X8.5RC4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU co

CVE-2015-4330 MEDIUM
6.9 Sep 02

A local file script in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows local users to gain

CVE-2015-6318 MEDIUM
6.9 Oct 12

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.1 and X8.5.2 allows local users to write to arbitrar

CVE-2015-4325 MEDIUM
6.9 Oct 12

The process-management implementation in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows lo

CVE-2015-6376 MEDIUM
6.8 Nov 21

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) X8.5.1 allows rem

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