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CVE-2017-12237 · netVigilance record NV22-0127

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Internet Key Exchange Denial-of-Service

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-03-24 · passed 4 years 5 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) module of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU utilization, traceback messages, or a reload of an affected device that leads to a denial of service.

Who is affected

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-399.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 5 months ago

Sources