#VU8715 Denial of service in Cisco IOS XR - CVE-2017-12270
Published: October 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8715
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12270
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XR
Cisco IOS XR
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the gRPC code of Cisco IOS XR Software for Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series Routers due to the software's inability to process HTTP/2 packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 frame and cause the emsd service stops.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in the gRPC code of Cisco IOS XR Software for Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series Routers due to the software's inability to process HTTP/2 packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 frame and cause the emsd service stops.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.