What is CVE-2016-6441?

CVE-2016-6441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xe, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-6441?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Ios_xe

CVE-2016-6441

A vulnerability in the Transaction Language 1 (TL1) code of Cisco ASR 900 Series routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of, or remotely execute code on, the affected system. This vulnerability affects Cis…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.035 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Ios_xe — versions 3.17.0s, 3.17.1s, 3.17.2s
N/a Cisco Ios Xe 3.17 And 3.18 — versions Cisco IOS XE 3.17 and 3.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
94072 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1037179 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6441?: CVE-2016-6441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xe, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-6441?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.