PT-2017-17328 · Cisco · Cisco Ios Xe

Published 2017-09-07 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-6795

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS XE Software (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the USB-modem code could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The issue is due to improper input validation of the platform usb modem command in the CLI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this by modifying the platform usb modem command, potentially allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6795

Affected Products

Cisco Ios Xe

References · 4

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-asr920-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6795 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039282 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100656 · Note