CVE-2016-6380

Description

The DNS forwarder in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.15 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (data corruption or device reload) via a crafted DNS response, aka Bug ID CSCup90532.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.27% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914 vdb entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-dns vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93201 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6380?
CVE-2016-6380 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6380?
To fix CVE-2016-6380, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6380 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6380 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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