CVE-2017-6708

critical Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 31% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 6, 2017 (3234 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the symbolic link (symlink) creation functionality of the AutoVNF tool for the Cisco Ultra Services Framework could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read sensitive files or execute malicious code on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the absence of validation checks for the input that is used to create symbolic links. This vulnerability affects all releases of the Cisco Ultra Services Framework prior to Releases 5.0.3 and 5.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76654.

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

cisco ultra services framework

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 tools.cisco.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 tools.cisco.com