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CVE-2017-12238: Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches VPLS Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
2022-03-03added to KEV
2022-03-24federal remediation due date
2.02%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 80.1th percentile
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
1,616days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
A vulnerability in the Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) code of Cisco IOS for Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-399 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD published | 2017-09-29 (Analyzed) |
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