Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SNMP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH

8.8 / 10

Minimal Risk Critical

Vector Specification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

91.39 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

99.7 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.7% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

May 24, 2022

Remediation Due

Jun 14, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) code of Cisco ASA software could allow an attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence

NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6366