Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-3856 |
CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco IOS XE Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU6163
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3856
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient resource handling. A remote can send a high number of requests to the web user interface and cause the affected device to reload.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Install update from vendor's website.
Cisco IOS XE: 3.1 - 3.17S
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170322-webui
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.