What is CVE-2017-12301?

CVE-2017-12301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Multilayer_director, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-12301?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Multilayer_director

CVE-2017-12301

A vulnerability in the Python scripting subsystem of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the Python parser and gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system of the device. The vulnerabi…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (30.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12301?: CVE-2017-12301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Multilayer_director, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-12301?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.