Vulnerability in Cisco iOS
CVE-2017-6665
A vulnerability in the Autonomic Networking feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to reset the Autonomic Control Plane (ACP) of an affected system and view ACP packets that are transferred in clear text within an affected system, an Information Disclosure Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvd51214. Known Affected Releases: Denali-16.2.1 Denali-16.3.1.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco iOS — versions 15.6(1)t, 15.7\(3\)m, 15.3(3)s2
- Cisco iOS Xe — versions 3.7.0e, 3.7.1e, 3.7.3e
- Cisco iOS And Xe — versions Cisco IOS and IOS XE
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170726… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99969 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038998 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6665?
- CVE-2017-6665 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6665?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.