CVE-2016-1287
highpriority · attend · 75EPSS 0.742 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-39823Cisco ASA Software 8.x/9.x - IKEv1 / IKEv2 Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- NetSPI/asa_toolsVerification tools for CVE-2016-1287PoC · poc_in_github
- jgajek/killasaCVE-2016-1287 vulnerability testPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (203)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.1.13nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.1.19nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.1.24nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.1.9nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2.10nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2.14nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2.18nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2.19nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2.22nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2.34nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.2.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.2.3.12nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160210-asa-ikecnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034997cnnvd
- https://blog.exodusintel.com/2016/02/10/firewall-hacking/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137100/Cisco-ASA-Software-IKEv1-IKEv2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39823/cnnvd
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327976cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137100/Cisco-ASA-Software-IKEv1-IKEv2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160210-asa-ikeenisa_euvd
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