High severity · published Feb 1, 2017
CVE-2016-9225
A vulnerability in the data plane IP fragment handler of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CX Context-Aware Security module could allow an unauthenticated, remote…
8.6
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the data plane IP fragment handler of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CX Context-Aware Security module could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the CX module to be unable to process further traffic, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of IP fragments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted fragmented IP traffic across the CX module. An exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust free packet buffers in shared memory (SHM), causing the CX module to be unable to process further traffic, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects all versions of the ASA CX Context-Aware Security module. Cisco has not released and will not release software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCva62946.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Asa CX Context-aware Security Software · Cisco
9.0.1; 9.0.1-40; 9.0.2; 9.0.2-68; 9.0_base; 9.1.2-29; +18 more · source: NVD
Affected product
AC
Asa CX Context-aware Security Software
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9225
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9225
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95788
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037696
Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170125-cas
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