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CVE-2016-6398 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160902-ios CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92734 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036732 CVE
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160902-ios [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92734 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cisco ios
15.5(3)m

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6398
NVD Published Date:
Sep 12, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-6398 Details - Not Deferred