CVE-2015-6431 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE version 16.1.1, allowing a remote attacker to trigger a device reload. The attack involves sending a specially crafted packet with a zeroed source MAC address. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability requires adjacent network access and can lead to high availability impact without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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