Source: cve@mitre.org
Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2017-15954. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2017-15954. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2017-15954 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage
This CVE is a duplicate and should not be used. It was a reserved CVE that was later determined to be a duplicate of CVE-2017-15954. Any information or potential vulnerabilities initially associated with CVE-2017-1000446 are now addressed under CVE-2017-15954. Exploitation attempts against this CVE will fail.
This CVE does not have an associated exploit mechanism. It is a duplicate entry. Any steps related to exploitation would be applicable to CVE-2017-15954, the vulnerability it duplicates. Therefore, no steps are applicable.
This CVE is a placeholder and does not represent a specific vulnerability. The root cause is a duplicate reservation within the CVE system. The original intent of the reservation is unknown as the details were removed to prevent accidental usage. The flaw lies in the CVE assignment process itself, where a duplicate reservation was made, highlighting a potential for errors in the vulnerability tracking system.
Due to the nature of this CVE being a duplicate, there is no specific threat intelligence associated with it. Any threat actors or malware that might target the underlying vulnerability (CVE-2017-15954) are not directly relevant to this duplicate entry. This CVE is not listed on the CISA KEV.
This CVE requires no remediation as it is a duplicate. Any remediation efforts should be directed towards the actual vulnerability identified by CVE-2017-15954.