#VU6163 Denial of service in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2017-3856
Published: March 23, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6163
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3856
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XE
Cisco IOS XE
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The 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.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.