CVE-2016-1428 Use after free in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can cause a device restart via crafted SNMP requests due to a double free vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1428?
CVE-2016-1428 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 23 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Double free vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE 3.15S, 3.16S, and 3.17S allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a sequence of crafted SNMP read requests, aka Bug ID CSCux13174.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1428?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-1428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wv6-5hv9-2fh8.