VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-6731

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability1.59%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-07-10

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

A vulnerability in Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) ingress packet processing for Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the MSDP session to be unexpectedly reset, causing a short denial of service (DoS) condition. The MSDP session will restart within a few seconds. More Information: CSCvd94828. Known Affected Releases: 4.3.2.MCAST 6.0.2.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.1.19i.MCAST 6.2.3.1i.MCAST 6.2.2.17i.MCAST 6.1.4.12i.MCAST.

Weakness classification

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references

psirt@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@cisco.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory