CVE-2017-12240
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software DHCP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-03-03. Federal due date: 2022-03-24.
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Impact
The DHCP relay subsystem of Cisco IOS 12.2 through 15.6 and Cisco IOS XE Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of an affected system. The attacker could also cause an affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow condition in the DHCP relay subsystem of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP Version 4 (DHCPv4) packet to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of the affected system or cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCsm45390, CSCuw77959.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Ios | from 12.2 through 15.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101034
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039445
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCsm45390
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCuw77959
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-dhcp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101034
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039445
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCsm45390
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCuw77959
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-dhcp
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12240