FKIE_CVE-2017-6742

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-07-17 21:29 - Updated: 2025-10-22 00:16
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.  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.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170629-snmp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99345Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038808Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170629-snmpVendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6742
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco ios *
cisco ios *
cisco ios_xe *
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  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
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    },
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      "value": "El protocolo SNMP (SimpleNetwork Management Protocol) de Cisco iOS 12.0 hasta la 12.4, 15.0 hasta la 15.6 e iOS XE 2.2 hasta la 3.17 contiene m\u00faltiples vulnerabilidades que pueden permitir una autenticaci\u00f3n a un atacante remoto para ejecutar c\u00f3digo remotamente en el sistema afectado o causar una recarga. Un atacante podr\u00eda explotar estas vulnerabilidades enviando un paquete SNMP manipulado al sistema afectado mediante IPv4 o IPv6. Solo el tr\u00e1fico directo al sistema afectado puede usarse para explotar estar vulnerabilidades. Esta vulnerabilidades son debidas a un buffer overflow en el subsistema SNMP del software afectado. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a todas las versiones de SNMP: Versiones 1, 2c y 3. Para explotarlas en versiones 2c o anteriores, el atacante debe saber sobre la cadena comunitaria de solo lectura del SNMP del sistema afectado. Pra explotarlas en las versi\u00f3n 3, el atacante tiene que tener credenciales de usuario del sistema. Todos los dispositivos que tienen habilitado el SNMP y no tienen una exclusi\u00f3n explicita del MIB u OID afectado debe ser considerado vulnerable. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve54313."
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  "lastModified": "2025-10-22T00:16:09.653",
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