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CVE-2017-6665


A vulnerability in the Autonomic Networking feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to reset the Autonomic Control Plane (ACP) of an affected system and view ACP packets that are transferred in clear text within an affected system, an Information Disclosure Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvd51214. Known Affected Releases: Denali-16.2.1 Denali-16.3.1.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2017-08-07T06:29:00.293

Last Modified

2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-319

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3\)e Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3\)e1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3\)e2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3\)e3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3\)e4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3\)e5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3a\)e Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3a\)e1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3m\)e2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3m\)e3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3m\)e6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(3m\)e8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(4\)e Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(4\)e1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(4\)e2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(4\)e3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(5\)e Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(5\)e1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(5a\)e Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(5b\)e Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s8a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.3\(3\)s10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(1\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(1\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(1\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(1\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(1\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(2\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(2\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(2\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(2\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(2\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s6a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s6b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s7a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.4\(3\)s8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(1\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(1\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(1\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(1\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(1\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(2\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(2\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(2\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(2\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(2\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s2b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s4b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s4d Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)s5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.5\(3\)sn Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)s1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)t Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)t0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)t1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)t2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)s0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)s1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)s2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)s3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)s4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sn Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sp1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sp1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sp1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sp2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sp2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)sp3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.0ex Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.8as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.8s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.0as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.2as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.5as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.6as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.7as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.8s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.2as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.3as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4ds Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.0as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.0sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1bsp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.2asp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.2sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.3sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.