CVE-2016-6398 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The PPTP server in Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M does not properly initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from earlier network communication by reading packet data, aka Bug ID CSCvb16274.

Published: 2016-09-12

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.5\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7321	The PPTP server in Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M does not properly initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from earlier network communication by reading packet data, aka Bug ID CSCvb16274.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00273.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160902-ios
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92734
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036732

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2016-09-12T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:19.435Z

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6398

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-12T10:59:10.507

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6398

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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