CVE-2017-6720

Description

A vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) subsystem of Cisco Small Business Managed Switches software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected switch, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of SSH connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected switch via SSH and sending a malicious SSH message. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products when SSH is enabled: Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches, Small Business 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches, 350 Series Managed Switches, 350X Series Stackable Managed Switches, 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches, ESW2 Series Advanced Switches. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb48377.

Risk Information

Base Score

6.5

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.437

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Cisco Small Business Managed Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco LAN Switch Software	NCM
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability (CVE-2017-6720)	NCM

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
PATCH-1705934	Security Update for Cisco LAN Switch Software 1.0.1.1

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234