Vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xr

CVE-2016-1361

Cisco IOS XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check for a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) header in a UDP packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCuw56900.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-1361: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1361?
CVE-2016-1361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xr, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-1361?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.