CVE-2017-6613

MEDIUM

Cisco Prime Network Registrar - Improper Input Validation

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Description

A vulnerability in the DNS input packet processor for Cisco Prime Network Registrar could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the DNS process to momentarily restart, which could lead to a partial denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected system. The vulnerability is due to incomplete DNS packet header validation when the packet is received by the application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed DNS packet to the application. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the DNS process to restart, which could lead to a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Network Registrar on all software versions prior to 8.3.5. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb55412.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.8
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 52.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Classification

CWE
CWE-399 CWE-20
Status published

Affected Products (6)

cisco/prime_network_registrar
cisco/prime_network_registrar
cisco/prime_network_registrar
cisco/prime_network_registrar
cisco/prime_network_registrar
n/a/Cisco Prime Network Registrar < Cisco Prime Network Registrar

Timeline

Published Apr 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026