High severity · published Aug 8, 2016
CVE-2016-1478
Cisco IOS 15.5(3)S3, 15.6(1)S2, 15.6(2)S1, and 15.6(2)T1 does not properly dequeue invalid NTP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface…
7.5
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cisco IOS 15.5(3)S3, 15.6(1)S2, 15.6(2)S1, and 15.6(2)T1 does not properly dequeue invalid NTP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface wedge) by sending many crafted NTP packets, aka Bug ID CSCva35619.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
Ios · Cisco
15.5(3)s3; 15.6(1)s2; 15.6(2)s1; 15.6(2)t1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1478
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1478
Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160804-wedge
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92317
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036541
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