CVE-2017-6690

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6690
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-13 06:29:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the file check operation of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite or modify arbitrary files on an affected system. More Information: CSCvd73726. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839 21.3.M0.67005. Known Fixed Releases: 21.4.A0.67087 21.4.A0.67079 21.4.A0.67013 21.3.M0.67084 21.3.M0.67077 21.3.M0.66994 21.3.J0.66993 21.1.v0.67082 21.1.V0.67083.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | Arbitrary File Modification Vulnerability

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Asr 5000 - All All All
Application Cisco Asr 5000 Software 21.0.v0.65839 All All All
Application Cisco Asr 5000 Software 21.3.m0.67005 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco StarOS affected Cisco StarOS Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco StarOS Arbitrary File Modification Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Routers Lets Remote Authenticated Users Overwrite or Modify Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco StarOS CVE-2017-6690 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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