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CVE-2016-6367

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices allows local users to gain privileges via invalid CLI commands, aka Bug ID CSCtu74257 or EPICBANANA.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.1876
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Weakness Classification

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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cisco adaptive security appliance software>= 7.2.0 and < 8.4\(3\)
cisco adaptive security appliance software>= 8.5 and < 9.0\(1\)
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localCisco ASA / PIX - 'EPICBANANA' Local Privilege Escalation2016-08-19
pocblogs.cisco.com · shadow-brokersblogs.cisco.com
pocgithub.com · 40271.zipgithub.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 40271www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@cisco.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Aug 2016 · 06:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

1
cisaKEV-CVE-2016-6367
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-cliVendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-56516Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92520Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036636Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6367US Government Resource
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