CVE-2017-6795 — Improper Input Validation in Cisco IOS XE

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents3 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Cisco IOS XE
Timeline
PublishedSep 7
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A vulnerability in the USB-modem code of Cisco IOS XE Software running on Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the platform usb modem command in the CLI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying the platform usb modem command in the CLI of an affected devi…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶ciscocisco/ios_xe

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-9r8w-84qc-2cp2: A vulnerability in the USB-modem code of Cisco IOS XE Software running on Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an authenticat↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 920 Series Routers Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability↗2017-09-06
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Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 920 Series Routers Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability↗
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