A vulnerability in the local Certificate Authority (CA) feature of Cisco ASA Software before 9.6(1.5) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of crafted packets during the enrollment operation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted enrollment request to the affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the reload of the affected system. Note: Only HTTPS packets directed to the Cisco ASA interface, where the local CA is allowing user enrollment, can be used to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects systems configured in routed firewall mode and in single or multiple context mode.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161019-asa-ca | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93786 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037060 |
Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2016-10-27 21:59
Updated : 2023-08-15 15:14
NVD link : CVE-2016-6431
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6431
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6431
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Products Affected
cisco
- adaptive_security_appliance_software
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation