What is CVE-2016-6382?

CVE-2016-6382 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-6382?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco iOS

CVE-2016-6382

Cisco IOS 15.2 through 15.6 and IOS XE 3.6 through 3.17 and 16.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a malformed IPv6 Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) register packet, aka Bug ID CSCuy16399.

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th 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 — versions 15.2\(1\)sy, 15.2\(1\)sy0a, 15.2\(1\)sy1
Cisco Ios_xe — versions 3.6.0e, 3.6.1e, 3.6.2ae
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6382?: CVE-2016-6382 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-6382?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.