CVE-2017-12240
CWE-20
102.2
RPSRPS range: 0–105; KEV-listed vulnerabilities can receive an exploitation amplifier.
Description
The DHCP relay subsystem of Cisco IOS 12.2 through 15.6 and Cisco IOS XE Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of an affected system. The attacker could also cause an affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow condition in the DHCP relay subsystem of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP Version 4 (DHCPv4) packet to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of the affected system or cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCsm45390, CSCuw77959.
Source: NVD
Signals
- CVSS
- 9.8
- Critical · v3.1
- EPSS
- 13.77%
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
- CISA KEV
- In CISA KEV since Mar 2022
- Fix commit
- No known fix commit
- Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- CWE-20, CWE-119
- Published
- 29 Sept 2017
- Last modified 21 Apr 2026
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Data as of 8 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time