CVE-2017-6690
Description
A 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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | asr_5000_software | 21.0.v0.65839 | |
| cisco | asr_5000_software | 21.3.m0.67005 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98998
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038634
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-staros
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98998
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038634
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-staros
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.