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High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-3864

CVE-2017-3864

Description

A vulnerability in the DHCP client implementation of Cisco IOS (12.2, 12.4, and 15.0 through 15.6) and Cisco IOS XE (3.3 through 3.7) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability occurs during the parsing of a crafted DHCP packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DHCP packets to an affected device that is configured as a DHCP client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of an affected device, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS or IOS XE Software and using a specific DHCP client configuration. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuu43892.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=15.0,<=15.6
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=3.3,<=3.7

Patches

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