CVE-2016-1327 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the web server of Cisco DPC2203 and EPC2203 cable modems. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
r1_customer_image_baseCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc2203_cable_modem_firmware:r1_customer_image_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r1_customer_image_baseCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:epc2203_cable_modem_firmware:r1_customer_image_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.