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A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (Router Operating System) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component EnergyWise Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability.
The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was shared 04/19/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170419-energywise / CSCur29331 / CSCut47751 / CSCut50727 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3861 since 12/21/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/21/2020).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99687 (Cisco IOS EnergyWise DoS (cisco-sa-20170419-energywise)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316111 (Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software EnergyWise Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20170419-energywise)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99687). The entries 100328, 100330 and 100331 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 99687
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS EnergyWise DoS (cisco-sa-20170419-energywise)
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS XE Software EnergyWise Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20170419-energywise / CSCur29331 / CSCut47751 / CSCut50727
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3861 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1038313
SecurityFocus: 97935 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3861 - Cisco - Multiple Products - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 04/20/2017 15:14Updated: 12/21/2020 08:43
Changes: 04/20/2017 15:14 (88), 09/18/2020 16:22 (7), 12/21/2020 08:40 (3), 12/21/2020 08:43 (1)
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