Vulnerability in Cisco Ios
CVE-2016-6393
The AAA service in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6 and IOS XE 2.1 through 3.18 and 16.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a failed SSH connection attempt that is mishandled during ge…
EPSS: 0.086 (92.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Ios
- Cisco Ios_xe — versions 16.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 93196 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 1036914 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 20160928 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software AAA Login Denial of Service Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6393?
- CVE-2016-6393 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-2016-6393?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.