CVE-2017-3864

HIGH

Cisco IOS 12.2, 12.4, 15.0-15.6 and IOS XE 3.3-3.7 - Denial of Service via Crafted DHCP Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the DHCP client implementation of Cisco IOS (12.2, 12.4, and 15.0 through 15.6) and Cisco IOS XE (3.3 through 3.7) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability occurs during the parsing of a crafted DHCP packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DHCP packets to an affected device that is configured as a DHCP client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of an affected device, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS or IOS XE Software and using a specific DHCP client configuration. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuu43892.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97012
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038103

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0267
EPSS Percentile 84.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (5)
cisco/ios 12.2
cisco/ios 12.4
cisco/ios 15.0 - 15.6
cisco/ios_xe 3.3 - 3.7
n/a/Cisco IOS and IOS XE Cisco IOS and IOS XE
Published Mar 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026