CVE-2016-9205 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software, specifically within its HTTP 2.0 request handling code. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw to crash the Event Management Service daemon (emsd). This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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