Vulnerability CVE-2017-12287


Published: 2017-10-19

Description:
A vulnerability in the cluster database (CDB) management component of Cisco Expressway Series Software and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the CDB process on an affected system to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a temporary denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of URL requests by the REST API of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted URL to the REST API of the affected software on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the CDB process on the affected system to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a temporary DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve77571.

Type:

CWE-20

(Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4/10
2.9/10
8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Cisco -> Expressway 
Cisco -> Telepresence conductor 
Cisco -> Telepresence video communication server 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101525
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039626
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171018-expressway-tp-vcs

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