CVE-2016-1459: Medium severity cisco ios vulnerability

Published Jul 17, 2016

Updated

Cisco IOS 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.5 and IOS XE 3.13 through 3.17 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted attributes in a BGP message, aka Bug ID CSCuz21061.

Affected Software

45 affected components

cisco IOS=12.4\(4\)xc7

cisco IOS=12.4\(15\)t17

cisco IOS=12.4\(19a\)

cisco IOS=12.4\(22\)yb2

cisco IOS=12.4\(24\)gc4

cisco IOS=12.4\(24\)gc5

cisco IOS=15.0\(1\)ex

cisco IOS=15.0\(1\)m

cisco IOS=15.0\(1\)m9

cisco IOS=15.0\(1\)m10

cisco IOS=15.0\(1\)s

cisco IOS=15.0\(1\)sy

cisco IOS=15.0\(2\)sg

cisco IOS=15.1\(3\)t4

cisco IOS=15.1\(4\)gc2

cisco IOS=15.1\(4\)m10

cisco IOS=15.2\(3\)t4

cisco IOS=15.2\(4\)gc3

cisco IOS=15.2\(4\)m10

cisco IOS=15.3\(2\)t4

cisco IOS=15.3\(3\)m

cisco IOS=15.3\(3\)m7

cisco IOS=15.4\(2\)t4

cisco IOS=15.4\(3\)m5

cisco IOS=15.5\(2\)t3

cisco IOS=15.5\(3\)m3

Cisco IOS XE=3.13.2s

Cisco IOS XE=3.13.3s

Cisco IOS XE=3.13.4s

Cisco IOS XE=3.13.5s

Cisco IOS XE=3.14.0s

Cisco IOS XE=3.14.1s

Cisco IOS XE=3.14.2s

Cisco IOS XE=3.14.3s

Cisco IOS XE=3.14.4s

Cisco IOS XE=3.15.1cs

Cisco IOS XE=3.15.2s

Cisco IOS XE=3.15.3s

Cisco IOS XE=3.16.0cs

Cisco IOS XE=3.16.1as

Cisco IOS XE=3.16.2s

Cisco IOS XE=3.16.3s

Cisco IOS XE=3.17.0s

Cisco IOS XE=3.17.1s

Cisco IOS XE=3.17.2s

Event History

Jul 17, 2016

CVE Published

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1459?

CVE-2016-1459 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1459?

To mitigate CVE-2016-1459, users should upgrade to the patched versions of Cisco IOS and IOS XE as specified in the vendor's advisory.

What systems are affected by CVE-2016-1459?

CVE-2016-1459 affects various versions of Cisco IOS from 12.4 through 15.5 and Cisco IOS XE from 3.13 through 3.17.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-1459?

CVE-2016-1459 is a denial of service vulnerability that can be exploited by remote authenticated users.

Can CVE-2016-1459 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-1459 can be exploited remotely by authenticated users through specially crafted BGP messages.