CVE-2016-6381 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via fragmented IKEv1 packets, requiring Cisco IOS and IOS XE administrators to apply vendor patches.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-6381?

CVE-2016-6381 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 5 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco IOS 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.18 and 16.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via fragmented IKEv1 packets, aka Bug ID CSCuy47382.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6381?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe, Cisco Ios Xe 16.1, Cisco Ios Xe 3.3sg, Cisco Ios Xe 3.3xo, Cisco Ios Xe 3.4sg.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6381?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6381 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-6381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v3x-w835-5wrm.

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