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CVE-2016-9203

Published: Dec 14, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.5%
Top 12.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) feature of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the ipsecmgr process. More Information: CSCvb38398. Known Affected Releases: 20.2.3 20.2.3.65026. Known Fixed Releases: 21.1.M0.65431 21.1.PP0.65733 21.1.R0.65467 21.1.R0.65496 21.1.VC0.65434 21.1.VC0.65489 21.2.A0.65437.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

Cisco ASR 5000n/a
asr 5000 series softwareciscoNetworking Infrastructure
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94790
securityfocus.com
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-asr1
tools.cisco.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037413
securitytracker.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 14, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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