High severity · published Oct 5, 2016
CVE-2016-6385
Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
7.5
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted image-list parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuy82367.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IX
IOS XE · Cisco
3.2.0ja; 3.2.0se; 3.2.1se; 3.2.2se; 3.2.3se; 3.3.0se; +26 more · source: NVD
IO
Ios · Cisco
12.2(35)ex; 12.2(35)ex1; 12.2(35)ex2; 12.2(35)se; 12.2(35)se1; 12.2(35)se2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6385
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6385
Mitigation
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-smi
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93203
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914
Third Party Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04
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