Security Alert: Cisco ASA SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2016-6366)

Hello,

Very recently, a new security vulnerability affecting Cisco ASA & Firepower was discovered. Below are the short details:

Background:
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) code of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow in the affected code area. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain full control of the system or to cause a reload of the affected system. The attacker must know the SNMP community string to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Products:

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 4100 Series
Cisco Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM)*
Cisco Industrial Security Appliance 3000
Cisco PIX Firewalls

IOS Fix:

Cisco ASA Major Release	First Fixed Release
7.2	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.0	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.1	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.2	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.3	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.4	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.5	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.6	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
8.7	Affected; migrate to 9.1.7(9) or later
9.0	9.0.4(40) ETA 8/25/2016
9.1	9.1.7(9)
9.2	9.2.4(14) ETA 8/25/2016
9.3	9.3.3(10) ETA 8/26/2016
9.4	9.4.3(8) ETA 8/26/2016
9.5	9.5(3)
9.6	9.6.1(11) / FTD 6.0.1(2)

For up-to-date details of the vulnerability, kindly check the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-snmp

For more information or assistance in patching the above vulnerability, don't hesitate to contact us through our call center on +961-1-511822.

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Elie Bassil
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