CVE-2016-1353 Information

Description

The TCP implementation in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite for Internet Streaming (VDS-IS) 3.3(0) 3.3(1) 4.0(0) and 4.1(0) does not properly initiate new TCP sessions when a previous session is in a FIN wait state which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TCP outage) via vectors involving FIN packets aka Bug ID CSCuy45136.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Reference

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160226-vds-is http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035123

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

LOW

Base Severity

5.3