Buffer overflow in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2016-1398
Published: June 17, 2016 / Updated: March 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1398
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewalls, Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Routers, and Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow on a targeted system, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending an HTTP request that contains configuration commands with a crafted payload.
Affected software
RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1398
Install updated from vendor's website.
RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall - update to 1.2.1.7
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router - update to 1.0.3.16
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router - update to 1.3.0.8
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router - update to 1.0.3.16
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router - update to 1.3.0.8