Exploited CVEs / Cisco / CVE-2017-12234
CVE-2017-12234
Actively exploited Cisco IOS software vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.5. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2022-03-03.
Cisco IOS Software Common Industrial Protocol Request Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-03-24 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Cisco Security Advisories (PSIRT), linked below.
Risk summary
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CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-03-24 (past due).
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Official fix for CVE-2017-12234
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the IOS software advisory on Cisco Security Advisories (PSIRT).
Common questions about CVE-2017-12234
Is CVE-2017-12234 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2017-12234 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-03-03, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 6.9%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2017-12234?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-03-24, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What fixes CVE-2017-12234?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Cisco Security Advisories (PSIRT) for the patched IOS software versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
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