8.8high

CVE-2016-6366KEVin critical feed1 exploit

Buffer overflow in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software through 9.4.2.3 on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, ASA Services Module, ASA 1000V…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-05-24
EPSS
87.6%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software through 9.4.2.3 on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, ASA Services Module, ASA 1000V, ASAv, Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, PIX, and FWSM devices allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted IPv4 SNMP packets, aka Bug ID CSCva92151 or EXTRABACON.

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

Added
4 y ago
Due date
2022-06-14 (4 y ago)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor / product
Cisco / Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
CISA name
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SNMP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
Active — exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

87.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40258 Cisco ASA 8.x - 'EXTRABACON' Authentication Bypass · remote · 2016-08-18

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.08.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/92521 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /offensive-security/exploit-database-bin-sploits/raw/master/sploits/40258.zip · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • blogs.cisco.com /security/shadow-brokers · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-snmp · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO, x_transferred
  • tools.cisco.com /security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-56516 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • zerosum0x0.blogspot.com /2016/09/reverse-engineering-cisco-asa-for.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40258/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036637 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6366 · government-resource

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.