CVE-2017-12318

Description

A vulnerability in the TCP state machine of Cisco RF Gateway 1 devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to prevent an affected device from delivering switched digital video (SDV) or video on demand (VoD) streams, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a processing error with TCP connections to the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a large number of TCP connections to an affected device and not actively closing those TCP connections. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to prevent the affected device from delivering SDV or VoD streams to set-top boxes. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf19887.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.66% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a Cisco RF Gateway 1
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101854 third party advisory vdb entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-rf-gateway-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12318?
CVE-2017-12318 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12318?
To fix CVE-2017-12318, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12318 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12318 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-12318?
CVE-2017-12318 affects n/a Cisco RF Gateway 1.
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