First published: Thu Apr 14 2016(Updated: )
Cisco IOS before 15.2(2)E1 on Catalyst switches allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive software-version information via a request to the Network Mobility Services Protocol (NMSP) port, aka Bug ID CSCum62591.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sg | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sg1 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sg2 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sy | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sy1 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sy2 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sy3 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sy4 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sy5 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(1\)sy6 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg1 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg2 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg3 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg4 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg5 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg6 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sg7 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy1 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy2 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy3 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy4 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy4a | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy5 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy6 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy7 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.1\(2\)sy8 |
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CVE-2016-1378 has a severity rating of medium, allowing remote attackers to gather sensitive software-version information.
To mitigate CVE-2016-1378, upgrade your Cisco IOS to version 15.2(2)E1 or later.
CVE-2016-1378 affects various versions of Cisco IOS prior to 15.2(2)E1 on Catalyst switches.
Yes, CVE-2016-1378 can be exploited by remote attackers via a request to the Network Mobility Services Protocol (NMSP) port.
Attackers can potentially obtain sensitive software-version information due to CVE-2016-1378.