CVE-2016-6414 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options in Cisco IOS and IOS XE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6414?
CVE-2016-6414 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 22 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6414?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6414?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-6414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6mp-pxmq-5rv6.