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CVE-2017-6742

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS 3.0 High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the SNMP implementation of could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to the affected device.  The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow in the affected code area. The vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP (versions 1, 2c, and 3). The attacker must know the SNMP read only community string (SNMP version 2c or earlier) or the user credentials (SNMPv3). An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain full control of the system or to cause a reload of the affected system. Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability.

Official description from the CVE record, published by cisco. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.0 High 8.8

Score published by cisco in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: Low

    A basic user account is needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Unchanged

    The impact stays within the vulnerable component.

  • Confidentiality impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: High

    Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.21261 (21.3% probability)
Percentile
97.6%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
Apr 19, 2023
Federal due date
May 10, 2023

CISA assessment as of Nov 8, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Cisco IOS XE Software

    • affected: 3.7.0S
    • affected: 3.7.1S
    • affected: 3.7.2S
    • affected: 3.7.3S
    • affected: 3.7.4S
    • affected: 3.7.5S
    • affected: 3.7.6S
    • affected: 3.7.7S
    • affected: 3.7.4aS
    • affected: 3.7.2tS
    • affected: 3.7.0bS
    • affected: 3.8.0S
    • affected: 3.8.1S
    • affected: 3.8.2S
    • affected: 3.9.1S
    • affected: 3.9.0S
    • affected: 3.9.2S
    • affected: 3.9.0aS
    • affected: 3.11.1S
    • affected: 3.11.2S
    • affected: 3.11.0S
    • affected: 3.11.3S
    • affected: 3.11.4S
    • affected: 3.12.0S
    • affected: 3.12.1S
    • and 67 more

  • IntelliShield Universal Product

    • affected: N/A

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Timeline

  1. ID reserved
  2. Record published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. Record last updated

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