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CVE-2017-6742

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Published: Jul 17, 2017Modified: Apr 22, 2026CISA KEV

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the SNMP implementation of could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to the affected device.  The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow in the affected code area. The vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP (versions 1, 2c, and 3). The attacker must know the SNMP read only community string (SNMP version 2c or earlier) or the user credentials (SNMPv3). An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain full control of the system or to cause a reload of the affected system. Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected (3)

Products: Cisco: Ios, Ios Xe
2 products
Ios
Ios Xe
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Cisco
From 12.0 to 12.4
From 15.0 to 15.6
From 2.2.0 to 3.17

References (5)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

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