CVE-2017-3881 – Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2017-3881

17 Mar 2017 — A vulnerability in the Cisco Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) processing code in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of an affected device or remotely execute code with elevated privileges. The Cluster Management Protocol utilizes Telnet internally as a signaling and command protocol between cluster members. The vulnerability is due to the combination of two factors: (1) the failure to restrict the use of CMP-specific Telnet options only to ... • https://packetstorm.news/files/id/180481 • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation •