CVE-2017-6727
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device due to a process restarting unexpectedly and creating Core Dump files. More Information: CSCvc63035. Known Affected Releases: 6.2(3a). Known Fixed Releases: 6.3(0.167) 6.2(3c)5 6.2(3.22).
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- cisco wide area application services= 6.2(3a)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wide_area_application_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20170705-waasCisco Wide Area Application Services Core Dump Denial of Service Vulnerability2017-07-05csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device due to a process restarting unexpectedly. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of an SMB Create Request packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Create Request packet to an affected device. An exploit could allow an attacker to cause a process to reload unexpectedly and cause a DoS condition. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (7)
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- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-waascnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99483enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038824enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-waasenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99483Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038824Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-waasVendor Advisorynvd
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