What is CVE-2017-6718?

CVE-2017-6718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-07-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-6718?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Ios_xr

CVE-2017-6718

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root level. More Information: CSCvb99384. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.2.11.3i.RO…

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

EPSS: 0.001 (23.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Ios_xr — versions 6.0.2, 6.0.2.01
N/a Cisco Ios Xr — versions Cisco IOS XR

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6718?: CVE-2017-6718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-6718?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.