SB2016100607 - Information disclosure in Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Published: October 6, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100607
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6422)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to access potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness occurs when the ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) implements insufficient access control entries (ACEs) in the port access control list. By sending a specially crafted packets attackers can bypass ACEs that lets them obtain important data.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilitymau result in information disclosure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.