Vulnerability in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection
CVE-2017-12317
The Cisco AMP For Endpoints application allows an authenticated, local attacker to access a static key value stored in the local application software. The vulnerability is due to the use of a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt the connector protection password. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by gaining local, administrative access to a Windows host and stopping the Cisco AMP for Endpoints service. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg42904.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection — versions 5.1(13), 5.0\(3\), 5.0\(9\)
- Cisco Amp For Endpoints — versions Cisco AMP for Endpoints
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101520 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171020… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12317?
- CVE-2017-12317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12317?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.