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CVE-2016-6415

The server IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6, IOS XE through 3.18S, IOS XR 4.3.x and 5.0.x through 5

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

The server IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, IOS XR, and PIX network devices is affected. A remote attacker sending a specially crafted Security Association negotiation request could obtain sensitive information from the device's memory.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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The server IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6, IOS XE through 3.18S, IOS XR 4.3.x and 5.0.x through 5.2.x, and PIX before 7.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from device memory via a Security Association (SA) negotiation request, aka Bug IDs CSCvb29204 and CSCvb36055 or BENIGNCERTAIN.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 3

securitytracker.com

tools.cisco.com

securityfocus.com

CVE-2016-6415: The server IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6, IOS XE through 3.18S, IOS XR 4.3.x and 5.0.x through 5 | cve.now