CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6385

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted image-list parameters.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to exhaust memory resources, leading to service unavailability on Cisco devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unusual memory consumption.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted image-list parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuy82367.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS