CVE-2017-6627

A vulnerability in the UDP processing code of Cisco IOS 15.1, 15.2, and 15.4 and IOS XE 3.14 through 3.18 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the input queue of an affected system to hold UDP packets, causing an interface queue wedge and a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to Cisco IOS Software application changes that create UDP sockets and leave the sockets idle without closing them. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending UDP packets with a destination port of 0 to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause UDP packets to be held in the input interfaces queue, resulting in a DoS condition. The input interface queue will stop holding UDP packets when it receives 250 packets. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCup10024, CSCva55744, CSCva95506.

• CWE-399
• CWE-404

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100644Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039289Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-ios-udpMitigation, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100644Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039289Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170906-ios-udpMitigation, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6627US Government Resource

Published

Sep 7, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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