Check Point Advisories

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Privilege Escalation (CVE-2016-6367)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1245
Date Published:	24 Oct 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 24 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-6367
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.1 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.1.4 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.2 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.3 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.4 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.4.2 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.5 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.5.12 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6.4 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6.8 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6.18 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6.22 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6.26 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6.29 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.6.32 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.7 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.7.1 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.7.4 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.7.9 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.7.12 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.8 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.8.2 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.8.8 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.8.12 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.0.8.13 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.16 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.20 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.24 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.28 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.38 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.42 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.46 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.49 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.53 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.61 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.64 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.72 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.1.2.81 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.1 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.1.9 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.1.13 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.1.19 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.1.24 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.2 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.2.6 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.2.10 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.2.14 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.2.18 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.2.19 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.2.2.22
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to 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 Adaptive Security Appliance Privilege Escalation (CVE-2016-6367) 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: Cisco Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Privilege Escalation (CVE-2016-6367)