CVE-2017-6740 (Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2022-03-03. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE contains a vulnerability… See the required fix, due date and advisories.
CVE-2017-6740 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2022-03-03. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload.
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