TI-2017-09046 Aliases CVE-2017-12270 GHSA-gwgv-g6qj-rm37

Memory corruption in Cisco IOS XR

LOW 37CWE-119Published 2017-10-05 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability in the gRPC code of Cisco IOS XR Software for Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when the emsd service stops. The vulnerability is due to the software's inability to process HTTP/2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP/2 frame to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create a DoS condition when the emsd service stops. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb99388.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02297 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Cisco IOS XR	Cisco IOS XR	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco IOS XR Vendor— Affected Cisco IOS XR Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12270
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwgv-g6qj-rm37

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171004-ncs

TI-2020-02680 Cisco IOS XR Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Format String Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-03113 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2020-03110 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2018-00142 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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