What is CVE-2017-6690?

CVE-2017-6690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr_5000, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2017-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-6690?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Asr_5000

CVE-2017-6690

A vulnerability in the file check operation of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite or modify arbitrary files on an affected…

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

EPSS: 0.002 (37.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Asr_5000
Cisco Asr_5000_software — versions 21.0.v0.65839, 21.3.m0.67005
N/a Cisco Staros — versions Cisco StarOS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6690?: CVE-2017-6690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr_5000, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2017-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-6690?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.