What is CVE-2016-9203?

CVE-2016-9203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-9203?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Asr 5000

CVE-2016-9203

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) feature of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the ipsecmgr process. More Information: CSCvb38398. Known Affected Releases: 20.2.3 20.2.3.65026. Known Fixed Releases: 21.1.M0.65431 21.1.PP0.65733 21.1.R0.65467 21.1.R0.65496 21.1.VC0.65434 21.1.VC0.65489 21.2.A0.65437.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.035 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Asr_5000
Cisco Asr_5000_series_software — versions 20.0.2.3.65026
N/a Cisco Asr 5000 — versions Cisco ASR 5000

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9203?: CVE-2016-9203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-9203?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.