CVE-2016-6385
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-6385 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | cisco |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-10-05 20:59:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted image-list parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuy82367. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.022830000 probability, percentile 0.847890000 (date 2026-05-07)
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)ex1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)ex2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)se3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)se4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(35\)se5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(37\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(37\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(37\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(37\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(40\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(40\)ex1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(40\)ex2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(40\)ex3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(40\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(40\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(40\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)ex1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)se3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)se4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)se5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(44\)se6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(46\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(46\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(46\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(46\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(46\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(50\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(50\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(50\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(50\)se3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(50\)se4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(50\)se5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(52\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(52\)ex1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(52\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(52\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(53\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(53\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(53\)ez | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(53\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(53\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(53\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(54\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)ex1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)ex2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)ex3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)ez | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(55\)se9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)ey1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)ey2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)ez | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(58\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 12.2\(60\)ez8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)ey1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)ey2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(1\)se3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2a\)ex5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2a\)se9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)eb | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ec | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ed | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ed1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)eh | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ej | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ej1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ek | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ek1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ex8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ey1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ey2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ey3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)ez | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.0\(2\)se9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.1\(2\)sg7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(1\)e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(1\)e1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(1\)e2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(1\)e3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(1\)ey | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2a\)e1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2\)e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2\)e1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2\)e2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2\)e4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2\)eb | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2\)eb1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(2\)eb2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(3a\)e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(3m\)e2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(3m\)e3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(3\)e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(3\)e1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(3\)e2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(3\)e3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(4m\)e1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(4\)e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios | 15.2\(4\)e1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.2.0ja | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.2.0se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.2.1se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.2.2se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.2.3se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.0se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.0xo | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.1se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.1xo | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.2se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.2xo | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.3se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.4se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.3.5se | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.5.0e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.5.1e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.5.2e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.5.3e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.6.0e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.6.1e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.6.2ae | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.6.2e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.6.3e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.6.4e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.7.0e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.7.1e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.7.2e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.7.3e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.7.5e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.8.0e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.8.1e | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Cisco | Ios Xe | 3.8.2e | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2016-6385 Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Rockwell Automation Stratix Denial-of-Service and Memory Leak Vulnerabilities | ICS-CERT | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ics-cert.us-cert.gov | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Smart Install Memory Leak Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | tools.cisco.com | Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
| Cisco IOS/IOS XE Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Cause the Target System to Reload - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 590348 Rockwell Automation Stratix Denial-of-Service and Memory Leak Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-16-287-04)