Vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5000 Software
CVE-2017-6774
A vulnerability in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite or modify sensitive system files. The vulnerability is due to the inclusion of sensitive system files within specific FTP subdirectories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by overwriting sensitive configuration files through FTP. An exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite configuration files on an affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd47739. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Asr 5000 Software — versions 21.0.v0.65839
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Staros For Asr 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers — versions 21.0.v0.65839
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100386 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039182 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6774?
- CVE-2017-6774 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5000 Software, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2017-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6774?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.