CVE-2016-6428 Command injection in n/a
Local administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands as root on Cisco IOS XR devices, leading to full system compromise.
- 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-2016-6428?
CVE-2016-6428 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 6 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS XR 6.1.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands as root by leveraging admin privileges, aka Bug ID CSCva38349.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6428?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6428 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-2016-6428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-3118 Cisco IOS XR Software Discovery Protocol Format String
- CVE-2020-3569 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2020-3566 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2010-3035 Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service
- CVE-2022-20821 Cisco IOS XR Open Port
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6j2-9h84-jgxx.