Check Point Advisories

Cisco ASA Disable Password Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-6366)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0712
Date Published:	18 Aug 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 21 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-6366
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls Cisco ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv) Cisco Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module Cisco PIX Firewalls Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM)
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Cisco ASA Disable Password. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Cisco ASA Disable Password Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-6366) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: SNMP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Cisco ASA Disable Password Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-6366)