Cisco StarOS CVE-2017-6690 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:98998

Info

Cisco StarOS CVE-2017-6690 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98998
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-6690
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 07 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 07 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Cisco
Vulnerable: Cisco StarOS 0
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.3.M0.67005
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.0.v0.65839
Not Vulnerable: Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.4.A0.67087
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.4.A0.67079
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.4.A0.67013
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.3.M0.67084
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.3.M0.67077
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.3.M0.66994
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.3.J0.66993
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.1.V0.67083
Cisco ASR 5000 Series 21.1.v0.67082

Discussion

Cisco StarOS CVE-2017-6690 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

Cisco StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers are prone to a remote security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions. This may aid in further attacks.

This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvd73726.

Solution / Fix

Cisco StarOS CVE-2017-6690 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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