CVEs / CVE-2016-6367
CVE-2016-6367: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 24 May 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 22.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
A vulnerability in the command-line interface (CLI) parser of Cisco ASA software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to create a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or potentially execute code.
Description
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 and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 24 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-77 |
References
- CVE-2016-6367 on NVD
- CVE-2016-6367 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokers Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Vendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-cli Vendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-56516 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92520 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036636 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/offensive-security/exploit-database-bin-sploits/raw/master/sploits/40271.zip Broken Link, Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40271/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6367 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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