Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6424

Description

The DHCP Relay implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4.7.29 and 9.1.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface wedge) via a crafted rate of DHCP packet transmission, aka Bug ID CSCuy66942.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Softwarellm-fuzzy
Range: 8.4.7.29 and 9.1.7.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-asa-dhcpnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93408nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036961nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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