SB2016092906 - Memory leak in Cisco IOS XE



SB2016092906 - Memory leak in Cisco IOS XE

Published: September 29, 2016 Updated: April 11, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016092906
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6385)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in Smart Install packets processing due to incorrect handling of image list parameters. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data, trigger memory leak and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.