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CVE-2017-6729

7.5 · HIGH

A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) processing functionality of the Cisco StarOS operating system for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers and Cisco Virtualized Packet Core (VPC) Software…

Published Jul 10, 2017EPSS 2.30%

Overview

CVE-2017-6729 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 10, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) processing functionality of the Cisco StarOS operating system for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers and Cisco Virtualized Packet Core (VPC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the BGP process on an affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects the following products if they are running the Cisco StarOS operating system and BGP is enabled for the system: Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers and Cisco Virtualized Packet Core Software. More Information: CSCvc44968. Known Affected Releases: 16.4.1 19.1.0 21.1.0 21.1.M0.65824. Known Fixed Releases: 21.3.A0.65902 21.2.A0.65905 21.1.b0.66164 21.1.V0.66014 21.1.R0.65898 21.1.M0.65894 21.1.0.66030 21.1.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/100015Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1038819Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-starosRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/100015Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1038819Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-staros

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6729?

CVE-2017-6729 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 10, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-6729?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-6729?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-6729?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-6729 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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