What is CVE-2016-6378?

CVE-2016-6378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-6378?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe

CVE-2016-6378

Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 through 16.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted ICMP packets that require NAT, aka Bug ID CSCuw85853.

EPSS: 0.019 (78.0th 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_xe — versions 3.1.3s, 3.1.4as, 3.1.4s
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6378?: CVE-2016-6378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-6378?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.