CVE-2016-6424

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: 2016-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The DHCP Relay implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4.7.29 and 9.1.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface wedge) via a crafted rate of DHCP packet transmission, aka Bug ID CSCuy66942.

Affected products

Cisco ASA Software: 8.4.7.29, 9.1(7)4

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-asa-dhcp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93408
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036961
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-asa-dhcp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93408
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036961

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