A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) over an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, or potentially corrupt the BGP routing table, which could result in network instability
Why It Matters
Analysis dossierWhy It Matters
A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) over an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, or potentially corrupt the BGP routing table, which could result in network instability. The vulnerability exists due to changes in the implementation of the BGP MPLS-Based Ethernet VPN RFC (RFC 7432) draft between IOS XE software releases. When the BGP Inclusive Multicast Ethernet Tag Route or BGP EVPN MAC/IP Advertisement Route update packet is received, it could be possible that the IP address length field is miscalculated. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted BGP packet to an affected device after the BGP session was established. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload or corrupt the BGP routing table; either outcome would result in a DoS. The vulnerability may be triggered when the router receives a crafted BGP message from a peer on an existing BGP session. This vulnerability affects all releases of Cisco IOS XE Software prior to software release 16.3 that support BGP EVPN configurations. If the device is not configured for EVPN, it is not vulnerable. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCui67191, CSCvg52875.
Immediate Attention
Yes
Unknown
Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata
Affected Products & Remediation
2 source-backed productsVendor or catalog guidance (source)
- CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known exploitation (source facts)
Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".
- CISA KEV
- Listed
- Exploited (source statement)
- Yes
- Publicly disclosed (source)
- Unknown
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)
SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.
Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed)
Exposure
- Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
Exploitation evidence
- Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
Response
- Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
CISA KEV Record
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Change History & Source Data
— No recorded material change
- CNA / source
- psirt@cisco.com
- Record status · verification
- UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
- CPE
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1000_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100-4g\/6g_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100-4g_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100-4gltegb_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100-4gltena_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100-4p_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100-6g_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100-8p_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Evidence & Provenance
Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2017-12319"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel descLooking up related community queries…