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Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of declared document type definitions (DTD) stored externally. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a specially crafted XML file to the targeted system. An exploit could allow the attacker to launch a denial of service or read arbitrary files. This issue is being tracked by Cisco bug ID CSCuv31853
Affected Software
Affected Software
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway X8.5.3
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.