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CVE-2017-3859

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2017-03-22
  • WeaknessCWE-134

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Description

A vulnerability in the DHCP code for the Zero Touch Provisioning feature of Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to a format string vulnerability when processing a crafted DHCP packet for Zero Touch Provisioning. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted DHCP packet to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers that are running an affected release of Cisco IOS XE Software (3.13 through 3.18) and are listening on the DHCP server port. By default, the devices do not listen on the DHCP server port. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuy56385.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-03-2219:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ios xeversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.13= 3.13.4sno fix published
3.13= 3.13.5asno fix published
3.13= 3.13.5sno fix published
3.13= 3.13.6asno fix published
3.13= 3.13.6sno fix published
3.14= 3.14.3sno fix published
3.14= 3.14.4sno fix published
3.15= 3.15.2sno fix published
3.15= 3.15.3sno fix published
3.15= 3.15.4sno fix published
3.16= 3.16.0csno fix published
3.16= 3.16.0sno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-134read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-134read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.5 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2017-03-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3859?

A vulnerability in the DHCP code for the Zero Touch Provisioning feature of Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to a format string vulnerability when processing a crafted DHCP packet for Zero Touch Provisioning. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted DHCP packet to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers that are running an affected release of Cisco IOS XE Software (3.13 through 3.18) and are listening on the DHCP server port. By default, the devices do not listen on the DHCP server port. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuy56385.

Is CVE-2017-3859 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-3859 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-3859?

CVE-2017-3859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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