SB2016062103 - Double free corruption in SNMP subsystem in Cisco IOS XE Software
Published: June 21, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016062103
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1428)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to restart vulnerable device.
The vulnerability exists due to A remote authenticated user can cause the target device to a double free error when handling SNMP requests. A remote authenticated attacker can send an SNMP request containing certain criteria for a specific object ID (OID) and cause the target device to restart.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.