CVE-2016-6423 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The IKEv2 client and initiator implementations in Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M and IOS XE allow remote IKEv2 servers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted IKEv2 packets, aka Bug ID CSCux97540.

Published: 2016-10-05

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.5\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7346	The IKEv2 client and initiator implementations in Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M and IOS XE allow remote IKEv2 servers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted IKEv2 packets, aka Bug ID CSCux97540.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00437.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ios-ikev
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93411
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036955

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2016-10-05T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:19.999Z

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6423

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-05T20:59:10.120

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6423

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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