CVE-2016-6382 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS versions 15.2 through 15.6 and IOS XE versions 3.6 through 3.17 and 16.1. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted IPv6 Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) register packet, leading to an unexpected device restart. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a significant impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.2\(1\)syCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(1\)sy:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2\(1\)sy0aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(1\)sy0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2\(1\)sy1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(1\)sy1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2\(1\)sy1aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(1\)sy1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2\(2\)eCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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