What is CVE-2016-1426?

CVE-2016-1426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-1426?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr

CVE-2016-1426

Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (timer consumption and Route Processor reload) via crafted SSH traffic, aka Bug ID CSCux76819.

EPSS: 0.007 (73.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Ios_xr — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0_base
Cisco Network_convergence_system_6000
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

91748 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
20160713 Cisco IOS XR for NCS 6000 Packet Timer Leak Denial of Service Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
1036295 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1426?: CVE-2016-1426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-1426?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.