CVE-2019-1721 json
Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
published 2019-04-18 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10278
- cvss
- 7.7
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the phone book feature of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the CPU to increase to 100% utilization, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the XML input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message with a crafted XML payload to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust CPU resources, resulting in a DoS condition. Manual intervention may be required to recover the device. This vulnerability is fixed in Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Releases X12.5.1 and later.
Patch / fix
- Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) X12.5.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-es-tvcs-dos
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/108016
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1721
- NVD CVE-2019-1721
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