CVE-2017-6612: cisco asr_5000_series_software

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6612 is a high (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in cisco asr_5000_series_software. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-07-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers 17.3.9.62033 through 21.1.2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to redirect HTTP traffic sent to an affected device. More Information: CSCvc67927.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.