Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2017-12319, Cisco IOS XE Software Ethernet Virtual Private Network Border Gateway Protocol Denial-of-Service Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, 1437 days after it was published. It affects Cisco IOS XE Software, an internet-facing product of the kind attackers use for initial access. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) over an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, or potentially corrupt the BGP routing table, which could result in network instability.
| Vendor | Cisco (103 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | IOS XE Software |
| Vulnerability | Cisco IOS XE Software Ethernet Virtual Private Network Border Gateway Protocol Denial-of-Service Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| Published | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Added to KEV | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Reported by (CNA) | cisco |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-12319 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply updates per vendor instructions. Check Cisco's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected IOS XE Software and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in March 2022 · Cisco scorecard · act-now radar.
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