SB2016100522 - Denial of service in Cisco 800 Series Routers



SB2016100522 - Denial of service in Cisco 800 Series Routers

Published: October 5, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016100522
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6423)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness is caused by insufficient validation of input as Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) packets. By returning specially crafted packets to the affected device attackers force the victim to connect with IKEv2 server that allows them to trigger the system reload.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.