What is CVE-2017-6663?

CVE-2017-6663 is a vulnerability in Cisco Ios And Xe. Published 2017-08-07.

Is CVE-2017-6663 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2017-6663 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ios And Xe

CVE-2017-6663

A vulnerability in the Autonomic Networking feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause autonomic nodes of an affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of servic…

EPSS: 0.026 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Cisco Ios And Xe — versions Cisco IOS and IOS XE

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-03-24.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

1038999 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170726… (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
99973 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6663?: CVE-2017-6663 is a vulnerability in Cisco Ios And Xe. Published 2017-08-07.
Is CVE-2017-6663 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2017-6663 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.