CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6741

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the SNMP implementation could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to the affected device.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization is the potential for remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to full control of the system or a reload of the affected system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict SNMP access to trusted sources and to monitor SNMP traffic for suspicious activity.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the SNMP implementation of could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to the affected device.  The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow in the affected code area. The vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP (versions 1, 2c, and 3). The attacker must know the SNMP read only community string (SNMP version 2c or earlier) or the user credentials (SNMPv3). An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain full control of the system or to cause a reload of the affected system. Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS