CVE-2017-12235
A vulnerability in the implementation of the PROFINET Discovery and Configuration Protocol (PN-DCP) for Cisco IOS 12.2 through 15.6 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the improper parsing of ingress PN-DCP Identify Request packets destined to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PN-DCP Identify Request packet to an affected device and then continuing to send normal PN-DCP Identify Request packets to the device.
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A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are configured to process PROFINET messages. Beginning with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(52)SE, PROFINET is enabled by default on all the base switch module and expansion-unit Ethernet ports. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuz47179.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 7.07%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 94
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 3/3/2022
- Plazo de remediación: 24/3/2022
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact90 %
Vulnerabilidad de parsing remota sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) en protocolo de red, explotable enviando paquetes malformados PN-DCP. Causa recarga del dispositivo y DoS.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-20
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101043
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039451
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-profinet
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101043
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039451
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-profinet
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12235
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