Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Framework
CVE-2017-6708
A vulnerability in the symbolic link (symlink) creation functionality of the AutoVNF tool for the Cisco Ultra Services Framework could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read sensitive files or execute malicious code on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the absence of validation checks for the input that is used to create symbolic links. This vulnerability affects all releases of the Cisco Ultra Services Framework prior to Releases 5.0.3 and 5.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76654.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Ultra Services Framework
- Cisco Ultra Services Framework — versions Cisco Ultra Services Framework
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99512 (vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6708?
- CVE-2017-6708 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ultra Services Framework, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6708?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.