What is CVE-2016-6450?

CVE-2016-6450 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2016-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-6450?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Ios Xe

CVE-2016-6450

A vulnerability in the package unbundle utility of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain write access to some files in the underlying operating system. This vulnerability affects the following products if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software: Cisco 5700 Series Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 4500X Series Switches. More Information: CSCva60013 CSCvb22622. Known Affected Releases: 3.7(0) 16.4.1 Denali-16.1.3 Denali-16.2.2 Denali-16.3.1. Known Fixed Releases: 15.2(4)E3 16.1(2.208) 16.2(2.42) 16.3(1.22) 16.4(0.190) 16.5(0.29).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Ios_xe — versions 3.6.2ae, 3.6.3e, 3.6.4e
N/a Cisco Ios Xe 3.7(0) Through Denali-16.3.1 — versions Cisco IOS XE 3.7(0) through Denali-16.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6450?: CVE-2016-6450 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2016-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-6450?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.