CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6431

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the local Certificate Authority (CA) feature of Cisco ASA Software before version 9.6(1.5) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system. The issue is due to improper handling of crafted packets during the enrollment operation.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations, potentially leading to service downtime and loss of availability. This affects systems configured in routed firewall mode and in single or multiple context mode.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco ASA software to version 9.6(1.5) or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, access to the Cisco ASA interface should be restricted to trusted sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the local Certificate Authority (CA) feature of Cisco ASA Software before 9.6(1.5) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of crafted packets during the enrollment operation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted enrollment request to the affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the reload of the affected system. Note: Only HTTPS packets directed to the Cisco ASA interface, where the local CA is allowing user enrollment, can be used to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects systems configured in routed firewall mode and in single or multiple context mode.

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