Cisco IOS/IOS XE 15.5(1)S3.1/16.2.1 Autonomic Networking information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco IOS and IOS XE 15.5(1)S3.1/16.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Autonomic Networking. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-6665. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE 15.5(1)S3.1/16.2.1 (Router Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Autonomic Networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 07/26/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2017 by Omar Eissa as cisco-sa-20170726-aniacp as confirmed advisory (Website) via Black Hat USA 2017. It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-6665 since 03/09/2017. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316132 (Cisco IOS and IOS XE Autonomic Control Plane Channel Information Disclosure Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20170726-aniacp)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 99969†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038998†). The entries VDB-104546 and VDB-104545 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS XE Software Autonomic Control Plane Channel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/09/2017 🔍07/26/2017 🔍
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07/27/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20170726-aniacp
Researcher: Omar Eissa
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6665 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6665
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104547
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SecurityFocus: 99969 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2017-6665 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038998
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 07/27/2017 08:39Updated: 01/06/2021 14:14
Changes: 07/27/2017 08:39 (83), 11/01/2019 15:53 (5), 01/06/2021 14:14 (2)
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