CVE-2016-6379 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS and IOS XE, affecting versions 12.2, 3.14 through 3.16, and 16.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a device reload by sending specially crafted IP Detail Record (IPDR) packets. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2\(33\)cxCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(33\)cyCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)cy:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(33\)cy1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)cy1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(33\)schCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)sch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(33\)sch0aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)sch0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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