CVE-2016-1287
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 74.22% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 May 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- cisco/adaptive security appliance software
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
EPSS moved from 49.3% on 21 September 2026 to 74.2% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137100/Cisco-ASA-Software-IKEv1-IKEv2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160210-asa-ikeVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034997Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.exodusintel.com/2016/02/10/firewall-hacking/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39823/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327976Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137100/Cisco-ASA-Software-IKEv1-IKEv2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160210-asa-ikeVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034997Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.exodusintel.com/2016/02/10/firewall-hacking/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39823/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327976Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.