CVE-2016-6424
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD
The DHCP Relay implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4.7.29 and 9.1.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface wedge) via a crafted rate of DHCP packet transmission, aka Bug ID CSCuy66942.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.5 (v3.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 1.1% (65th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2016-7347)
- Published
- October 6, 2016
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-7347 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / adaptive security appliance software
- cisco / adaptive security appliance software
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances Version: ASA software version 9.1(2) Components: ASA 5500 (5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, 5580-20-40), ASA 5500-X Series (5512-X, 5515-X, 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X), ASA 5585-X (5585-10, 5585-20, 5585-40, 5585-60), ASA Services Module (ASA-SM) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria Certificate Number: 2013/86 - archived
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-asa-dhcp(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93408(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036961(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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