A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS Software forwarding queue of Cisco 2960X and 3750X switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a memory leak in the software forwarding queue that would eventually lead to a partial denial of service (DoS) condition
Published Jan 26, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS Software forwarding queue of Cisco 2960X and 3750X switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a memory leak in the software forwarding queue that would eventually lead to a partial denial of service (DoS) condition. More Information: CSCva72252. Known Affected Releases: 15.2(2)E3 15.2(4)E1. Known Fixed Releases: 15.2(2)E6 15.2(4)E3 15.2(5)E1 15.2(5.3.28i)E1 15.2(6.0.49i)E 3.9(1)E.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco IOS Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco IOSStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| n/a | Cisco IOS | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 44.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 45.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 45.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 44.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 42.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95632 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037657 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170118-catalyst x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95632 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037657 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170118-catalyst | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory |
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