VDB-94029 · CVE-2016-9199 · BID 94788

Cisco IOS 15.2(6.0.57i)E IOx Application-Hosting Framework File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 15.2(6.0.57i)E. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IOx Application-Hosting Framework. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal (File). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-9199. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 15.2(6.0.57i)E (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component IOx Application-Hosting Framework. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2016. The weakness was shared 12/07/2016 as cisco-sa-20161207-caf as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9199 since 11/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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 94788†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037427†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: File
Class: Path traversal / File
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 840819
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOx Application-Hosting Framework Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20161207-caf
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94029
SecurityFocus: 94788 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2016-9199 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037427

Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2016 18:36
Updated: 10/05/2022 14:00
Changes: 12/10/2016 18:36 (63), 06/23/2019 09:25 (13), 10/05/2022 14:00 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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