CVE-2016-1343

Published Apr 30, 2016

Last updated 9 years ago

Overview

Description
The XML parser in Cisco Information Server (CIS) 6.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCuy39059.
Source
ykramarz@cisco.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
10
Impact score
5.8
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Severity
CRITICAL

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.4
Impact score
4.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

Evaluator

Comment
<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>
Impact
-
Solution
-

Configurations