CVE-2017-12235: Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switches PROFINET Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

CVE-2017-12235 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-03

A vulnerability in the PROFINET Discovery and Configuration Protocol (PN-DCP) implementation of Cisco IOS allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service. The issue stems from improper parsing of crafted PN-DCP Identify Request packets, which triggers a device reload.

Technologies: Cisco IOS, Cisco Ios Software, Cisco IOS XE. Vendors: Cisco.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-12235 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2017-12235 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2017-12235?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 3 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Cisco IOS 12.2 through 15.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-12235?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2017-12235 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-12235?
Check whether you run Cisco IOS, Cisco Ios Software or Cisco IOS XE. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Cisco IOS 12.2 through 15.6

Timeline

  • 2017-09-27: disclosed: Initial vendor advisory published by Cisco
  • 2022-03-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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