CVE-2016-1407

high-risk
Published 2016-05-25

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) by making many connection attempts to open TCP ports, aka Bug ID CSCux95576.

Do I need to act?

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0.90% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

57
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 28/34 · Critical