CVE-2016-1287 [Critical] | Memory Corruption in Adaptive Security Applian…

Buffer overflow in the IKEv1 and IKEv2 implementations in Cisco ASA Software before 8.4(7.30), 8.7 before 8.7(1.18), 9.0 before 9.0(4.38), 9.1 before 9.1(7), 9.2 before 9.2(4.5), 9.3 before 9.3(3.7), 9.4 before 9.4(2.4), and 9.5 before 9.5(2.2) on ASA 5500 devices, ASA 5500-X devices, ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 and Cisco 7600 devices, ASA 1000V devices, Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (aka ASAv), Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, and ISA 3000 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted UDP packets, aka Bug IDs CSCux29978 and CSCux42019.

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#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-03-04	79.18%	89.78%	+10.60%
2	2026-03-01	89.78%	79.18%	-10.60%
3	2026-02-04	—	89.78%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-03-04

79.18%

89.78%

+10.60%

2026-03-01

89.78%

79.18%

-10.60%

2026-02-04

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89.78%

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.0	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
10.0	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	10.0	10.0	[email protected]

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Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.0

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

10.0

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1287

References for CVE-2016-1287

URL	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137100/Cisco-ASA-Software-IKEv1-IKEv2-Buffer-Overflow.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160210-asa-ike	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034997	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.exodusintel.com/2016/02/10/firewall-hacking/	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39823/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327976	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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CVE-2016-1287

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-1287

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1287

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-1287

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-1287

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1287

References for CVE-2016-1287

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.1	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.1:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.1.9	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.1.9:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.1.13	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.1.13:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.1.19	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.1.19:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.1.24	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.1.24:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2.6	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2.6:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2.10	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2.10:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2.14	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2.14:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2.18	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2.18:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2.19	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2.19:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2.22	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2.22:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.2.34	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.2.34:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.3	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.3:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.3.1	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.3.1:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.3.12	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.3.12:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.3.16	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.3.16:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4.6	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4.6:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4.9	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4.9:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4.18	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4.18:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4.25	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4.25:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4.27	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4.27:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4.30	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4.30:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.4.33	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.4.33:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5.2	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5.2:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5.4	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5.4:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5.7	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5.7:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5.8	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5.8:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5.10	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5.10:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5.12	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5.12:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	7.2.5.16	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2.5.16:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.0.45	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.0.45:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.1	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.1:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.1.11	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.1.11:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.2	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.2:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.2.9	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.2.9:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.2.10	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.2.10:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.2.12	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.2.12:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.2.16	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.2.16:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.2.17	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.2.17:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.3	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.3:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.4	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.4:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.4.1	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.4.1:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.4.4	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.4.4:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.13	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.13:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.22	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.22:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.26	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.26:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.33	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.33:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.40	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.40:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.41	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.41:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.46	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.46:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.48	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.48:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.50	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.50:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.52	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.52:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.55	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.55:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.2.5.57	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2.5.57:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.1	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.1:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.1.1	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.1.1:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.1.4	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.1.4:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.1.6	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.1.6:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.4	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.4:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.13	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.13:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.23	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.23:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.25	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.25:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.31	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.31:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.33	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.33:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.34	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.34:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.37	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.37:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.39	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.39:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.40	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.40:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.41	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.41:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.3.2.44	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3.2.44:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.4.0	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.0:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.4.1	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.1:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.4.1.3	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.1.3:::::::*
cisco	adaptive_security_appliance_software	8.4.1.11	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.1.11:::::::*