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CVE-2017-6627 · netVigilance record NV22-0131

Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software UDP Packet Processing 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 UDP processing code of Cisco IOS and IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the input queue of an affected system to hold UDP packets, causing an interface queue wedge and 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