CVE-2017-5872 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the TCP/IP networking module of Unisys ClearPath MCP systems running specific versions of TCP-IP-SW. A remote attacker can trigger a full memory dump, leading to network connectivity disruption, by sending a crafted TLS 1.2 client hello with an oversized signature_algorithms extension. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, with a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
57.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unisys:clearpath_mcp:57.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
58.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unisys:clearpath_mcp:58.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
59.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unisys:clearpath_mcp:59.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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