Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-6740)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-03 · CVE-2017-6740
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload. CISA added CVE-2017-6740 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 3, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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