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CVE-2017-6737

A vulnerability in the SNMP implementation of could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to r

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Listed in CISA KEV
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Summary

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) implementation in the affected product is vulnerable in all SNMP versions. An authenticated remote attacker who has the read-only community string or user credentials could send a crafted SNMP packet to reload the device or execute arbitrary code on it.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Cisco IOS

    12.1(3)XI, 12.2(4)B, 12.2(15)B, 12.2(16)B1, 12.2(4)B7, 12.2(4)B2, 12.2(16)B2, 12.2(4)B6, 12.2(4)B1, 12.2(4)B4, 12.2(4)B3, 12.2(4)B8, 12.2(4)B5, 12.2(16)B, 12.2(2)XA, 12.2(2)XA2, 12.2(2)XA3, 12.2(2)XA4, 12.2(2)XA5, 12.2(2)XA1, 12.2(2)XB11, 12.2(2)XB5, 12.2(2)XB2, 12.2(2)XB1, 12.2(2)XB10, 12.2(2)XB7, 12.2(2)XB3, 12.2(2)XB6, 12.2(2)XB14, 12.2(2)XB12, and 912 more

References 1

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