What is CVE-2017-6720?

CVE-2017-6720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Esw2-350g-52, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-6720?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Esw2-350g-52

CVE-2017-6720

A vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) subsystem of Cisco Small Business Managed Switches software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected switch, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (69.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6720?: CVE-2017-6720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Esw2-350g-52, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-6720?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.