CVE-2017-12211

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12211
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-07 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Ios 3.16.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 3.16.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.16.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.16.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software IPv6 SNMP Message Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS/IOS XE IPv6 SNMP Processing Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE CVE-2017-12211 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Bug: CSCvb14640 - Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software IPv6 SNMP Message Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability CONFIRM quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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