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CVE-2021-1563: Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras Cisco Discovery and Link Layer Discovery Protocol Memory Leak Vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities in the implementation of the Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a memory leak, which could lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to incorrect processing of certain Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP packets at ingress time. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to continuously consume memory, which could cause the device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Note: Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP are Layer 2 protocols. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

A Cisco 7000 Series IP camera on the same local network as an attacker can be forced to leak memory until it crashes and reloads. This is a denial-of-service issue, not a data theft issue. Business risk is loss of camera availability in affected surveillance environments.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate operational risk for surveillance environments. It can disrupt video availability but requires local network adjacency and has no cited confidentiality or integrity impact. Prioritize remediation where cameras protect critical areas or share networks with untrusted devices.

Technical view

CVE-2021-1563 affects Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras. Incorrect ingress processing of Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP packets can let an unauthenticated Layer 2-adjacent attacker cause continuous memory consumption, leading to crash, reload, and availability loss.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras reachable by an attacker in the same broadcast domain. Systems isolated from untrusted Layer 2 adjacency are less exposed. The bundle does not identify specific affected firmware versions.

Exploitation context

The source states exploitation requires adjacent network access because CDP and LLDP are Layer 2 protocols. CVSS is 6.5 with high availability impact. KEV is false, and the provided sources do not establish active exploitation.

Researcher notes

The provided data names CWE-400 and describes memory consumption from malformed CDP or LLDP packet handling. No exploit code, active exploitation evidence, patch version, workaround, or detailed firmware matrix is included in the bundle.

Mitigation direction

  • Check Cisco’s advisory for affected software details, fixed releases, and supported mitigations.
  • Inventory Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras in production and physical-security networks.
  • Prioritize cameras on shared, visitor-accessible, or weakly segmented Layer 2 networks.
  • Restrict untrusted Layer 2 adjacency through VLAN segmentation and controlled switch-port access.
  • Monitor affected cameras for memory exhaustion, unexpected reloads, and repeated availability loss.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras are deployed.
  • Map each camera’s VLAN and identify who can reach the same broadcast domain.
  • Review Cisco’s advisory against installed firmware and device configuration.
  • Check operational logs for crashes, reloads, or memory exhaustion symptoms.
  • Verify monitoring alerts cover camera availability and unexpected reboot events.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.5CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H2.83.6Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-1563Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone
Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
CiscoCisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camerasn/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

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CWE-400 · source CWE mapping

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.