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Ios Xe CVE-2017-6741

HIGH
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2017-07-17 psirt@cisco.com
8.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 11.77%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: HIGH severity + EPSS > 10%.
No patch listed yet 11.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 11.8% and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Cisco Ios Xe. Version information: version 2.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
11.8%
Top 6% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 11.8%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity + EPSS > 10%
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

56
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +12
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.3as:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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