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Keymouse FirmwareOperating system · Zzinc

CVE-2016-1330

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-02-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cisco IOS 15.2(4)E on Industrial Ethernet 2000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packets, aka Bug ID CSCuy27746.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A denial of service vulnerability in Cisco IOS 15.2(4)E on Industrial Ethernet 2000 devices allows remote attackers to cause device reload by sending specially crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packets.

MitigationApply the Cisco IOS software update addressing CSCuy27746 when available; alternatively, evaluate disabling CDP on untrusted network segments if business requirements permit.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Keymouse FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 3.08

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify Zzinc Keymouse firmware version
    Access the device management interface or check system information to retrieve the installed firmware version. This is typically found in the device status or firmware/diagnostics section of the web UI or CLI.
    Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly 3.08
  2. Confirm device is using affected Cisco IOS variant
    Verify the device runs a Cisco IOS-based firmware (not standalone Zzinc firmware) by checking the system banner or OS identification in the device interface.
    Affected if The device runs a Cisco IOS-based variant of the Zzinc Keymouse firmware
  3. Check if Cisco Discovery Protocol is enabled
    Access the device configuration and verify whether CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) is enabled on any interface. This can typically be checked via 'show cdp neighbors' or interface configuration in the CLI/UI.
    Affected if CDP is enabled on one or more interfaces

A user is affected if they have a Zzinc Keymouse device running firmware version 3.08 with CDP enabled and the device is accessible to untrusted network segments where malicious CDP packets could be received.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the Cisco IOS software update addressing CSCuy27746 when available; alternatively, evaluate disabling CDP on untrusted network segments if business requirements permit.

Fix this in Keymouse Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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