SB2016100609 - Denial of service in Cisco ASA 5500-X Series
Published: October 6, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100609
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6424)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper resource processing. A specially crafted DHCP packets sent by the attackers at specific rates can trigger the target interface to seize up and stop incoming traffic handling.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.