What is CVE-2016-6424?

CVE-2016-6424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-6424?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software

CVE-2016-6424

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 CSCuy6…

EPSS: 0.007 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software — versions 8.4.7.29, 9.1\(7\)4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

20161005 Cisco ASA Software DHCP Relay Denial of Service Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
93408 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1036961 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6424?: CVE-2016-6424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-6424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.