high
7.8
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-6648

First published: Thu Jun 08 2017(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) of the Cisco TelePresence Codec (TC) and Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a TelePresence endpoint to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a lack of flow-control mechanisms within the software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a flood of SIP INVITE packets to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to impact the availability of services and data of the device, including a complete DoS condition. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco TC and CE platforms when running software versions prior to TC 7.3.8 and CE 8.3.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCux94002.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint Software=8.2.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=3.1.5
Cisco TelePresence TC=3.1_base
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.1.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.1.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.1.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.1_base
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.2.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.2.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.2.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.2.3
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.2.4
Cisco TelePresence TC=4.2_base
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.0.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.0.2-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.0_base
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.3
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.3-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.4
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.4-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.5
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.5-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.6
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.6-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.7
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.7-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.11
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1.13
Cisco TelePresence TC=5.1_base
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0.0-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0.1-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0.3
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0.4
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.0_base
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.0-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.1-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.2-cucm
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.3
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1.4
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.1_base
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.3.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.3.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.3.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.3.3
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.3.4
Cisco TelePresence TC=6.3.5
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.1.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.1.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.1.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.1.3
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.1.4
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.2.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.2.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.3.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.3.1
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.3.2
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.3.3
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.3.6
Cisco TelePresence TC=7.3.7
Cisco TelePresence TC=8.2.0
Cisco TelePresence TC=8.2.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-6648?

    CVE-2017-6648 is classified as a high severity vulnerability that can lead to a denial of service condition.

  • How do I fix CVE-2017-6648?

    To fix CVE-2017-6648, upgrade to the latest version of Cisco TelePresence CE or TC Software that addresses this vulnerability.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2017-6648?

    CVE-2017-6648 affects various versions of Cisco TelePresence CE and TC Software, including versions 8.2.2 and 3.1.5.

  • Can CVE-2017-6648 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2017-6648 can be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2017-6648?

    The impact of CVE-2017-6648 is the potential for an attacker to cause the TelePresence endpoint to reload unexpectedly, resulting in service disruption.

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