CVE-2017-12211
Description
A 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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039290
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvb14640
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-snmp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039290
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvb14640
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-snmp
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.