Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106687
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco IOS XE Software Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) parsing function;of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) parsing function of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of L2TP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted L2TP packet to an affected device. Vulnerability Impact: A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-3857 BugTraq ID: 97010 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97010 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038100
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