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CVE-2017-6720


A vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) subsystem of Cisco Small Business Managed Switches software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected switch, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of SSH connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected switch via SSH and sending a malicious SSH message. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products when SSH is enabled: Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches, Small Business 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches, 350 Series Managed Switches, 350X Series Stackable Managed Switches, 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches, ESW2 Series Advanced Switches. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb48377.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 170 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 167 others, 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

2017-09-21T05:29:01.043

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-119
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco sf302-08pp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf302-08pp - No
Operating System cisco sf302-08mpp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf302-08mpp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-10pp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-10pp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-10mpp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-10mpp - No
Operating System cisco sf300-24pp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-24pp - No
Operating System cisco sf300-48pp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-48pp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-28pp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-28pp - No
Operating System cisco sf300-08_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-08 - No
Operating System cisco sf300-48p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-48p - No
Operating System cisco sg300-10mp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-10mp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-10p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-10p - No
Operating System cisco sg300-10_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-10 - No
Operating System cisco sg300-28p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-28p - No
Operating System cisco sf300-24p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-24p - No
Operating System cisco sf302-08mp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf302-08mp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-28_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-28 - No
Operating System cisco sf300-48_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-48 - No
Operating System cisco sg300-20_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-20 - No
Operating System cisco sf302-08p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf302-08p - No
Operating System cisco sg300-52_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-52 - No
Operating System cisco sf300-24_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-24 - No
Operating System cisco sf302-08_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf302-08 - No
Operating System cisco sf300-24mp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf300-24mp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-10sfp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-10sfp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-28mp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-28mp - No
Operating System cisco sg300-52p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-52p - No
Operating System cisco sg300-52mp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg300-52mp - No
Operating System cisco sg500-28mpp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500-28mpp - No
Operating System cisco sg500-52mp_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500-52mp - No
Operating System cisco sg500xg-8f8t_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500xg-8f8t - No
Operating System cisco sf500-24_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf500-24 - No
Operating System cisco sf500-24p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf500-24p - No
Operating System cisco sf500-48_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf500-48 - No
Operating System cisco sf500-48p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sf500-48p - No
Operating System cisco sg500-28_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500-28 - No
Operating System cisco sg500-28p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500-28p - No
Operating System cisco sg500-52_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500-52 - No
Operating System cisco sg500-52p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500-52p - No
Operating System cisco sg500x-24_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500x-24 - No
Operating System cisco sg500x-24p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500x-24p - No
Operating System cisco sg500x-48_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500x-48 - No
Operating System cisco sg500x-48p_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco sg500x-48p - No
Operating System cisco esw2-350g-52_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco esw2-350g-52 - No
Operating System cisco esw2-350g-52dc_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco esw2-350g-52dc - No
Operating System cisco esw2-550x-48_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco esw2-550x-48 - No
Operating System cisco esw2-550x-48dc_firmware < 1.4.8.06 Yes
Hardware cisco esw2-550x-48dc - No
Operating System cisco sg350-10_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350-10 - No
Operating System cisco sg350-10p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350-10p - No
Operating System cisco sg350-10mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350-10mp - No
Operating System cisco sg355-10p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg355-10p - No
Operating System cisco sg350-28_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350-28 - No
Operating System cisco sg350-28p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350-28p - No
Operating System cisco sg350-28mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350-28mp - No
Operating System cisco sf350-48_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf350-48 - No
Operating System cisco sf350-48p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf350-48p - No
Operating System cisco sf350-48mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf350-48mp - No
Operating System cisco sg350xg-2f10_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350xg-2f10 - No
Operating System cisco sg350xg-24f_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350xg-24f - No
Operating System cisco sg350xg-24t_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350xg-24t - No
Operating System cisco sg350xg-48t_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350xg-48t - No
Operating System cisco sg350x-24_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350x-24 - No
Operating System cisco sg350x-24p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350x-24p - No
Operating System cisco sg350x-24mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350x-24mp - No
Operating System cisco sg350x-48_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350x-48 - No
Operating System cisco sg350x-48p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350x-48p - No
Operating System cisco sg350x-48mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg350x-48mp - No
Operating System cisco sx550x-16ft_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sx550x-16ft - No
Operating System cisco sx550x-24ft_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sx550x-24ft - No
Operating System cisco sx550x-12f_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sx550x-12f - No
Operating System cisco sx550x-24f_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sx550x-24f - No
Operating System cisco sx550x-24_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sx550x-24 - No
Operating System cisco sx550x-52_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sx550x-52 - No
Operating System cisco sg550x-24_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg550x-24 - No
Operating System cisco sg550x-24p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg550x-24p - No
Operating System cisco sg550x-24mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg550x-24mp - No
Operating System cisco sg550x-24mpp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg550x-24mpp - No
Operating System cisco sg550x-48_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg550x-48 - No
Operating System cisco sg550x-48p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg550x-48p - No
Operating System cisco sg550x-48mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sg550x-48mp - No
Operating System cisco sf550x-24_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf550x-24 - No
Operating System cisco sf550x-24p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf550x-24p - No
Operating System cisco sf550x-24mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf550x-24mp - No
Operating System cisco sf550x-48_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf550x-48 - No
Operating System cisco sf550x-48p_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf550x-48p - No
Operating System cisco sf550x-48mp_firmware < 2.3.0.130 Yes
Hardware cisco sf550x-48mp - No

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.