CVE-2017-6774

Published: Aug 17, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-552

5.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite or modify sensitive system files. The vulnerability is due to the inclusion of sensitive system files within specific FTP subdirectories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by overwriting sensitive configuration files through FTP. An exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite configuration files on an affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd47739. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-552

Affected Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.

commercial·USaka cisco

StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers

Networking Infrastructure

cisco

commercial·USaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

asr 5000 software

Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-staros2

tools.cisco.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100386

securityfocus.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039182

securitytracker.com

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