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CVE-2017-6743 The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code o...

HighCVSS 8.8 EPSS 10.9% CISA KEV added 2022-03-03 · due 2022-03-24 Exploited in the wild
Published
Updated
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild (confirmed)

Description

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected system via IPv4 or IPv6. Only traffic directed to an affected system can be used to exploit these vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities are due to a buffer overflow condition in the SNMP subsystem of the affected software. The vulnerabilities affect all versions of SNMP - Versions 1, 2c, and 3. To exploit these vulnerabilities via SNMP Version 2c or earlier, the attacker must know the SNMP read-only community string for the affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities via SNMP Version 3, the attacker must have user credentials for the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain full control of the affected system or cause the affected system to reload.

Customers are advised to apply the workaround as contained in the Workarounds section below. Fixed software information is available via the Cisco IOS Software Checker. All devices that have enabled SNMP and have not explicitly excluded the affected MIBs or OIDs should be considered vulnerable.

There are workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date added
2022-03-03
Due date (FCEB)
2022-03-24
Ransomware use
Unknown

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco ios >= 12.0, <= 12.4 No fix listed
cisco ios >= 15.0, <= 15.6 No fix listed
cisco ios xe >= 2.2.0, <= 3.17 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.1(3)XI No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1b)DA No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(5)DA No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(7)DA No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA5 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA10 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA6 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA8 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA8 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA11 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA9 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(5)DA1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA13 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA12 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA7 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1b)DA1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA1 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA6 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(12)DA5 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA7 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(10)DA9 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)XL2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)XM No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)XM3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)XM2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)XM4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)XM1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(3d) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(5b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1)XS1a No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA6 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA11 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA9 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA8 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA5 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA12 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA10 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YA7 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)YG No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XF2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)DD2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1)XD No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1)XD4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1)XD3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1)XD1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XH No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XH2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XI No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XI1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XI2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XK No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XK3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XK2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(4)BW1a No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)BX No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)BX1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(15)BZ2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)DX3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(8)YJ No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(8)YJ1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(8)YN No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(9)YO No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(9)YO3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(9)YO2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(9)YO1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(9)YO4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1a)XC No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XC No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1a)XC1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1a)XC3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XC1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(1a)XC2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(2)XC2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(11)YP3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(8)YM No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(11)YU No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(11)YV No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(11)YV1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZG No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH9 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH8 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH10 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH7 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.2(13)ZH6 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(9a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(15) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(19) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(10f) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(10a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(1) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(1a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(10) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(10b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(10c) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(10d) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(10e) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(12b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(12a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(12c) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(12d) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(12e) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(12) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(13) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(13a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(13b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(15a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(16) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(17) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(17a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(17b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(18) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(20) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3f) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3e) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3g) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3c) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3i) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(3h) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(5c) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(5b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(5a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(5) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(5f) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(5e) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(5d) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(6f) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(6e) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(6c) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(6b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(6a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(6) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(9d) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(9e) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(9) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(9b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(9c) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(16a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(15b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(21) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(22) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(21b) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(23) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(26) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(20a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(22a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(25) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(17c) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(24) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(19a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(24a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(18a) No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(11)T No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(7)T12 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(11)T11 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(11)T10 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(14)T7 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(14)T No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(8)T No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(2)T No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(4)T No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(7)T No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(8)T9 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(2)T9 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(8)T6 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(4)T2a No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(4)T9 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(4)T4 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(2)T1 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(11)T5 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(7)T3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(2)T2 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(8)T3 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(4)T7 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(8)T7 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(11)T8 No fix listed
cisco ios = 12.3(7)T2 No fix listed

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