6.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-6666
Cisco Network Convergence System NCS 5500 Denial of Service Vulnerability in Forwarding Component
Description

A vulnerability in the forwarding component of Cisco IOS XR Software for Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause the router to stop forwarding data traffic across Traffic Engineering (TE) tunnels, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. More Information: CSCvd16665. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.11.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.1.3 6.1.2 6.3.1.8i.BASE 6.2.11.8i.BASE 6.2.2.9i.BASE 6.1.32.11i.BASE 6.1.31.10i.BASE 6.1.4.3i.BASE.

INFO

Published Date :

June 13, 2017, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6666 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco ios_xr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-6666.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98987 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038630
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-ncs Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6666 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038630 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98987 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98987 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-ncs No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-ncs Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98987 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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