CVE-2017-3803 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the software forwarding queue of Cisco IOS Software, specifically impacting Cisco Catalyst 2960X and 3750X series switches. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker could exploit this to trigger a partial denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack requiring adjacent network access, with no confidentiality or integrity impact, but a low availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
15.2\(2\)e3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2\(4\)e1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(4\)e1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
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