PT-2016-2321 · Cisco · Cisco Ios

Published 2016-06-17 · Updated 2017-09-01 · CVE-2016-1425

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS versions 15.0(2)SG5 through 15.4(1.13)S

Description The issue is caused by improper handling of crafted LLDP packets, which can lead to a denial of service condition. An attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted LLDP packet to the affected device, causing it to crash. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For versions 15.0(2)SG5, 15.1(2)SG3, 15.2(1)E, 15.3(3)S, and 15.4(1.13)S, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the LLDP protocol to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01710

CVE-2016-1425

Affected Products

Cisco Ios

References · 6

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160616-ios1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01710 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1425 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1425 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91545 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036129 · Note