Cisco IOS XE Software Ethernet Virtual Private Network Border Gateway Protocol Denial-of-Service
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 Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) over an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, or potentially corrupt the BGP routing table, which could result in network instability.
Who is affected
Cisco IOS XE Software. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-20.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 5 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2017-12319 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12319
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12319