CVE-2017-6613
MEDIUMCisco Prime Network Registrar < 8.3.5 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Malformed DNS Packet
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97924
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170419-prime-dns
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038331
Scores
CVSS v3
5.8
EPSS
0.0199
EPSS Percentile
78.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (6)
cisco/prime_network_registrar
8.3.0
cisco/prime_network_registrar
8.3.1
cisco/prime_network_registrar
8.3.2
cisco/prime_network_registrar
8.3.3
cisco/prime_network_registrar
8.3.4
n/a/Cisco Prime Network Registrar
Cisco Prime Network Registrar
Published
Apr 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026