Improper input validation in Cisco ASR 5000 Series - CVE-2017-6690
Published: June 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6982
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6690
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite or modify arbitrary files.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation by the affected operating system. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted command-line requests and overwrite or modify arbitrary files on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in data modification.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation by the affected operating system. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted command-line requests and overwrite or modify arbitrary files on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in data modification.
Affected software
Cisco ASR 5000 Series
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6690
Install update from vendor's website.