Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6790
CVE-2017-6790
Description
A vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) on the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the targeted appliance. The vulnerability is due to excessive SIP traffic sent to the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by transmitting large volumes of SIP traffic to the VCS. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a complete DoS condition on the targeted system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve32897.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x8.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Cisco Systems, Inc./TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS)v5Range: n/a
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100369nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039185nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-vcsnvdVendor Advisory
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