CVE-2016-6412

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-09-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Cisco Application-hosting Framework (CAF) component in Cisco IOS 15.6(1)T1 and IOS XE, when the IOx feature set is enabled, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger arbitrary downloads via crafted HTTP headers, aka Bug ID CSCuz84773.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: 15.6(1)t1

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160921-caf1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93088
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036874
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160921-caf1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93088
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036874

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