CVE-2017-12211

Published Sep 7, 2017

Last updated 18 days ago

Overview

Description
A vulnerability in the IPv6 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) code of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU usage or a reload of the device. The vulnerability is due to IPv6 sub block corruption. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by polling the affected device IPv6 information. An exploit could allow the attacker to trigger high CPU usage or a reload of the device. Known Affected Releases: Denali-16.3.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb14640.
Source
psirt@cisco.com
NVD status
Modified
Products
ios, ios_xe

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.3
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.3
Impact score
6.9
Exploitability score
6.8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

psirt@cisco.com
CWE-399
nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Social media

Hype score
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