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CVE-2017-6628

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6628 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SMART-SSL Accelerator functionality of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) versions 6.2.1, 6.2.1a, and 6.2.3a. It stems from improper handling of an SSL/TLS alert in a specific connection state. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending crafted SSL/TLS traffic through the device, causing WAN optimization to cease functioning temporarily. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.8), the attack requires high complexity but has no user interaction, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wide_area_application_services:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2.1aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wide_area_application_services:6.2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2.3aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wide_area_application_services:6.2.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0168 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170503-waas
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98294
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038399