What is CVE-2017-3803?

CVE-2017-3803 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-3803?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ios

CVE-2017-3803

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS Software forwarding queue of Cisco 2960X and 3750X switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a memory leak in the software forwarding queue that would eventually lead to a partial denial of service (DoS) condition. More Information: CSCva72252. Known Affected Releases: 15.2(2)E3 15.2(4)E1. Known Fixed Releases: 15.2(2)E6 15.2(4)E3 15.2(5)E1 15.2(5.3.28i)E1 15.2(6.0.49i)E 3.9(1)E.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Cisco Ios — versions 15.2\(2\)e3, 15.2\(4\)e1
N/a Cisco Ios — versions Cisco IOS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3803?: CVE-2017-3803 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-3803?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.