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CVE-2017-6742

CVE-2017-6742HIGH

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    8.8   .2142   97.5   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                Versions  Fixed
  Cisco IOS XE Software  3.7.0S –  —
  Universal Product      N/A –     —

TIMELINE
  Mar 9   Reserved by cisco
  Jul 17  Published (CNA: cisco)
  Apr 19  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-05-10

CWE-119 · CNA: cisco · CVSS v3.0 · 5 references · KEV due May 10, 2023

Description

A vulnerability in the SNMP implementation of could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to the affected device.  The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow in the affected code area. The vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP (versions 1, 2c, and 3). The attacker must know the SNMP read only community string (SNMP version 2c or earlier) or the user credentials (SNMPv3). An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain full control of the system or to cause a reload of the affected system. Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
March 9, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by cisco
July 17, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: cisco)
April 19, 2023	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-05-10

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Cisco	Cisco IOS XE Software	—	3.7.0S	—
IntelliShield	Universal Product	—	N/A	—

Weaknesses

CWE-119

References (5)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99345 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038808 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred]
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170629-snmp
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170629-snmp [x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6742 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-6742 at cve.org

Vendors: cisco · intellishield

Weaknesses: CWE-119

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