CVE-2016-1287

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: February 11, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the IKEv1 and IKEv2 implementations in Cisco ASA Software before 8.4(7.30), 8.7 before 8.7(1.18), 9.0 before 9.0(4.38), 9.1 before 9.1(7), 9.2 before 9.2(4.5), 9.3 before 9.3(3.7), 9.4 before 9.4(2.4), and 9.5 before 9.5(2.2) on ASA 5500 devices, ASA 5500-X devices, ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 and Cisco 7600 devices, ASA 1000V devices, Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (aka ASAv), Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, and ISA 3000 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted UDP packets, aka Bug IDs CSCux29978 and CSCux42019.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034997
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.exodusintel.com/2016/02/10/firewall-hacking/
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39823/
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327976
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137100/Cisco-ASA-Software-IKEv1-IKEv2-Buffer-Overflow.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.exodusintel.com/2016/02/10/firewall-hacking/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39823/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
89.8%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

cisco