CVE-2017-6727: cisco wide_area_application_services Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-6727 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco wide_area_application_services. EPSS estimates a 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 10-07-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device due to a process restarting unexpectedly and creating Core Dump files. More Information: CSCvc63035. Known Affected Releases: 6.2(3a). Known Fixed Releases: 6.3(0.167) 6.2(3c)5 6.2(3.22).
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.10 pp
From 2.10% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco1 product
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-waasX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory