Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Expressway Software before X8.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of servic
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) and Expressway Software before X8.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted SIP packets, aka Bug IDs CSCum60442 and CSCum60447.
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- Oct 18, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.3% · 83th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-399
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Report tools
Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | telepresence video communication server software | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server_software |
| cisco | expressway software | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway_software |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco expressway softwareup to x8.1 inclusive
- cisco telepresence video communication server softwareup to x8.1 inclusive
Same product
cisco: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-0772Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) X8.5RC4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or device 29Monitor
- CVE-2014-0662The SIP module in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) before 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proce29Monitor
- CVE-2015-4327The CLI in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows local users to obtain root privileges by writing scr28Monitor
- CVE-2015-6376Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) X8.5.1 allows remote attackers to hij27Monitor
- CVE-2015-6318Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.1 and X8.5.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via an unspe27Monitor
- CVE-2015-4325The process-management implementation in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows local users to gain pr27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-399 · Resource Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- secunia.com/advisories/60850
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141015-vcs
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=35829
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031055
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.