Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105775
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco IOS XE Software SNMP Subsystem Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in the SNMP subsystem of Cisco IOS XE software could allow an authenticated, remote;attacker to create a denial of service (DoS) condition.;;The vulnerability is due to an attempt to double free a region of memory when processing a series of;SNMP read requests that contains certain criteria for a specific object ID (OID). An attacker who;can authenticate to an affected device may submit a series of valid but specially formed SNMP;requests designed to trigger the vulnerability. Successful exploitation will cause the device to;restart because of an attempt to access an invalid memory region.;;Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this;vulnerability are not available.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in the SNMP subsystem of Cisco IOS XE software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to create a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to an attempt to double free a region of memory when processing a series of SNMP read requests that contains certain criteria for a specific object ID (OID). An attacker who can authenticate to an affected device may submit a series of valid but specially formed SNMP requests designed to trigger the vulnerability. Successful exploitation will cause the device to restart because of an attempt to access an invalid memory region. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1428 Cisco Security Advisory: 20160620 Cisco IOS XE Software SNMP Subsystem Denial of Service Vulnerability http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160620-iosxe http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036140
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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