VDB-91620 · CVE-2016-6403 · BID 92960

Cisco IOS/IOS XE Data in Motion Application resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Data in Motion Application. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6403. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (Router Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Data in Motion Application. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The Data in Motion (DMo) application in Cisco IOS 15.6(1)T and IOS XE, when the IOx feature set is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet, aka Bug IDs CSCuy82904, CSCuy82909, and CSCuy82912.

The weakness was published 09/14/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20160914-ios-xe as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6403 since 07/26/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316028 (Cisco IOS Software Data in Motion Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160914-ios-xe)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 92960†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036833†). Similar entry is available at VDB-91621. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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OpenVAS ID: 863928
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS Software Data in Motion Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20160914-ios-xe
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91620

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SecurityFocus: 92960 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2016-6403 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036833

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2016 19:49
Updated: 09/24/2024 20:53
Changes: 09/15/2016 19:49 (63), 04/17/2019 14:16 (12), 09/24/2024 20:53 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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