Check Point Advisories

Cisco IKEv1 Information Disclosure (CVE-2016-6415)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0807
Date Published:	19 Sep 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 26 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-6415
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cisco IOS 12.2 and later, 12.4 and prior Cisco IOS 15.0 and later, 15.6 and prior Cisco IOS XE 3.18s and prior Cisco IOS XR 4.3.0 and later, 4.3.4 and prior Cisco IOS XR 5.0.0 and later, prior to 5.3.0
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Cisco IKEv1. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

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 IKEv1 Information Disclosure (CVE-2016-6415) 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 IKEv1 Information Disclosure (CVE-2016-6415)