CVE-2016-6385

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-399

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.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: 12.2(35)ex, 12.2(35)ex1, 12.2(35)ex2, 12.2(35)se, 12.2(35)se1, 12.2(35)se2 (+152)
Cisco IOS XE: 3.2.0ja, 3.2.0se, 3.2.1se, 3.2.2se, 3.2.3se, 3.3.0se (+26)

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-smi
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93203
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-smi
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93203
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04

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