CVE-2016-6385 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in Cisco IOS Smart Install client implementation.

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-2016-6385?

CVE-2016-6385 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

Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted image-list parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuy82367.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6385?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6385 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-2016-6385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jh8r-mwhp-fvw6.

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