CVE-2017-3790

A vulnerability in the received packet parser of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient size validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted H.224 data in Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) packets in an H.323 call. An exploit could allow the attacker to overflow a buffer in a cache that belongs to the received packet parser, which will result in a crash of the application, resulting in a DoS condition. All versions of Cisco Expressway Series Software and Cisco TelePresence VCS Software prior to version X8.8.2 are vulnerable. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCus99263.

Published: 2017-02-01 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-3790 is rated High Risk (68.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.49%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +3.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-3790

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.30% 3.49% +3.19%
2 2025-03-30 0.53% 0.30% -0.23%
3 2025-03-29 0.53%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-3790

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.6 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 4.0 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-3790

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-3790

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco expressway x8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.1_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.2_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.5_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.5_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco expressway x8.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:expressway:x8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x5.2_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x5.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x6.0_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x6.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x6.1_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x6.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.1_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_video_communication_server x7.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:x7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-3790

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