CVE-2016-1353

CVE-2016-1353 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the TCP implementation of Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite for Internet Streaming (VDS-IS) versions 3.3(0), 3.3(1), 4.0(0), and 4.1(0). This flaw prevents the system from properly initiating new TCP sessions when a previous session is in a FIN wait state, leading to a TCP outage. Rated as a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3, it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a denial of service without requiring user interaction or privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.