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CVE-2016-6450 Details

Description

A vulnerability in the package unbundle utility of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain write access to some files in the underlying operating system. This vulnerability affects the following products if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software: Cisco 5700 Series Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 4500X Series Switches. More Information: CSCva60013 CSCvb22622. Known Affected Releases: 3.7(0) 16.4.1 Denali-16.1.3 Denali-16.2.2 Denali-16.3.1. Known Fixed Releases: 15.2(4)E3 16.1(2.208) 16.2(2.42) 16.3(1.22) 16.4(0.190) 16.5(0.29).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cisco ios xe
3.6.2ae
3.6.3e
3.6.4e
3.8.1e
16.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6.2ae:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6450
NVD Published Date:
Nov 19, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-6450 Details - Not Deferred