PT-2016-6878 · Cisco · Cisco Ios Xe+1

Published 2016-09-14 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6403

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS version 15.6(1)T Cisco IOS XE (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet. It is due to insufficient input validation by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted packet to the targeted system, allowing them to cause a denial of service condition.

Recommendations For Cisco IOS version 15.6(1)T, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Cisco IOS XE, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Data in Motion (DMo) application until a patch is available.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6403

Affected Products

Cisco Ios

Cisco Ios Xe

References · 5

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-ios-xe · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6403 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6403 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92960 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036833 · Note