CVE-2017-12238—Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches VPLS Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches VPLS Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Description

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.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12238

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-399