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CVE-2017-6744
published 2017-07-17

CVE-2017-6744: The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated…

PriorityP183high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
KEVITW
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitydue 2022-03-24
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
7.16%
93.6th percentile
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected system via IPv4 or IPv6. Only traffic directed to an affected system can be used to exploit these vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities are due to a buffer overflow condition in the SNMP subsystem of the affected software. The vulnerabilities affect all versions of SNMP - Versions 1, 2c, and 3. To exploit these vulnerabilities via SNMP Version 2c or earlier, the attacker must know the SNMP read-only community string for the affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities via SNMP Version 3, the attacker must have user credentials for the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain full control of the affected system or cause the affected system to reload. Customers are advised to apply the workaround as contained in the Workarounds section below. Fixed software information is available via the Cisco IOS Software Checker. All devices that have enabled SNMP and have not explicitly excluded the affected MIBs or OIDs should be considered vulnerable. There are workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

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Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

portUDP/161 (SNMP)
  • Monitor for crafted SNMP packets (versions 1, 2c, and 3) directed at Cisco IOS/IOS XE devices; buffer overflow exploitation occurs in the SNMP subsystem.
  • Alert on unexpected device reloads on Cisco IOS/IOS XE systems with SNMP enabled, as a crash/reload is a possible outcome of exploitation.
  • Identify and flag any Cisco IOS/IOS XE devices that have SNMP enabled and have not explicitly excluded the affected MIBs or OIDs — these are confirmed vulnerable targets.
  • Track Cisco Bug IDs CSCsy56638, CSCve54313, and CSCve57697 for patch status correlation on affected devices.
  • ·Exploitation via SNMPv2c or earlier requires the attacker to know the SNMP read-only community string; exploitation via SNMPv3 requires valid user credentials — unauthenticated exploitation is not possible.
  • ·Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit these vulnerabilities — transit SNMP traffic does not trigger the vulnerability.
  • ·The vulnerability is exploitable over both IPv4 and IPv6, so ACL-based mitigations must cover both protocol families.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
vulncheck8.8HIGH
cisa8.8HIGH
vendor_cisco8.8HIGH
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