CVE-2016-6423 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M and IOS XE, specifically within their IKEv2 client and initiator implementations. A remote IKEv2 server can trigger a device reload by sending specially crafted IKEv2 packets. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability requires low privileges and network access, leading to high availability impact without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.5\(3\)mCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.5\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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