Medium severity · published Sep 12, 2016
CVE-2016-6398
The PPTP server in Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M does not properly initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from earlier network communication…
5.3
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The PPTP server in Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M does not properly initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from earlier network communication by reading packet data, aka Bug ID CSCvb16274.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
Ios · Cisco
15.5(3)m · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6398
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6398
Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160902-ios
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92734
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036732
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