CVE-2019-1721

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.03% (81st) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Is it mine?
22 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

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A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.7

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 6.9
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.1 · impact 4
v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
v3.17.7highAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

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Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (22)

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advisories (1)

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  • cisco-sa-20190417-es-tvcs-dosCisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Denial of Service Vulnerability2019-04-17csaf · cisco_csafUS

    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. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. Mitigation options that address this vulnerability are available. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-es-tvcs-dos ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-es-tvcs-dos"]

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published 2019-04-18modified 2026-06-17
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references (11)

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