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CVE-2017-6737

Cisco — Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Cisco · CWE-119 · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03

KEV since 2022 · listed over a yearCISA KEVActively Exploited
75

EVRS 75 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 755 of 2,960 tracked

Raised to the floor for a confirmed exploited vulnerability.

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Why it scores 75

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.452.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

ios: update to a version newer than 12.4 | ios: update to a version newer than 15.6 | ios xe: update to a version newer than 3.17.0

Affected versions

  • ios>= 12.0 <= 12.4>= 15.0 <= 15.6
  • ios xe>= 2.2.0 <= 3.17.0

Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Fixed versions from NVD.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 8.8 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.452 (98.8th pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2022-03-24 · KEV since 2022 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. None known Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 8.8 (v3.0), assigned by cisco. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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.&nbsp; 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.

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