CVE-2016-6385 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Cisco IOS

CWE-3994 documents4 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.3%
top 15.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco IOSCisco IOS XE
Timeline
PublishedOct 5
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted image-list parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuy82367.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDcisco/ios158 versions+157
▶NVDcisco/ios_xe32 versions+31

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jh8r-mwhp-fvw6: Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2016-6385: Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12↗2016-10-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Smart Install Memory Leak Vulnerability↗2016-09-28
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