CVE-2016-6415 Cisco IOS, IOS XR, and IOS XE IKEv1 Information Disclosure
Remote attackers can read sensitive memory data from Cisco network devices via IKEv1 SA negotiation requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 19 May 2023
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6415?
CVE-2016-6415 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 19 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The server IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6, IOS XE through 3.18S, IOS XR 4.3.x and 5.0.x through 5.2.x, and PIX before 7.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from device memory via a Security Association (SA) negotiation request, aka Bug IDs CSCvb29204 and CSCvb36055 or BENIGNCERTAIN.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6415?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe, Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6415?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 9 Jun 2023.
Is CVE-2016-6415 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2016-6415 in the wild since at least 19 May 2023.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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- CVE-2017-6736 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccm6-q86p-2hwx.