7.5high

CVE-2016-6415KEVin critical feed1 exploit

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…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2023-05-19
EPSS
87.7%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

Added
3 y ago
Due date
2023-06-09 (3 y ago)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor / product
Cisco / IOS, IOS XR, and IOS XE
CISA name
Cisco IOS, IOS XR, and IOS XE IKEv1 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
Active — exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

87.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-43383 Cisco IOS 12.2 < 12.4 / 15.0 < 15.6 - Security Association Negotiation Request Device Memory · remote · 2017-03-17

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Technology feeds
Cisco IOS (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1036841 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160916-ikev1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93003 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6415 · 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.