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CVE-2016-6367
published 2016-08-18

CVE-2016-6367: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices allows local users to gain privileges via invalid…

PriorityP182high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
KEVITWEXPLOIT
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitydue 2022-06-14
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
22.58%
97.5th percentile
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices allows local users to gain privileges via invalid CLI commands, aka Bug ID CSCtu74257 or EPICBANANA.

Affected

3 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscoadaptive_security_appliance
ciscoadaptive_security_appliance_software>= 7.2.0 < 8.4\(3\)8.4\(3\)
ciscoadaptive_security_appliance_software>= 8.5 < 9.0\(1\)9.0\(1\)

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlhttps://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/40271.zip
  • Exploit is triggered by invoking certain invalid CLI commands on affected Cisco ASA devices; monitor for anomalous or malformed CLI command sequences from authenticated local users.
  • This vulnerability is publicly known as 'EPICBANANA' (also tracked as Bug ID CSCtu74257); threat intelligence and log searches should include this alias.
  • Affects Cisco ASA Software versions before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices; flag any authentication events or privilege escalation on these platforms running vulnerable versions.
  • ·Exploitation requires an authenticated, local attacker; attack surface is limited to users with existing CLI access on the device.
  • ·There are no workarounds available; patching to ASA 8.4(1) or later is the only mitigation.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
vulncheck7.8HIGH
cisa7.8HIGH
vendor_cisco6.8MEDIUM
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