CVE-2016-6382

high-risk

Published 2016-10-05

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.

Do I need to act?

7.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.5/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Ios

Affected Vendors

Cisco

References (8)

Vendor Advisory http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20...

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93211

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914

Third Party Advisory https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04

Vendor Advisory http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20...

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93211

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914

Third Party Advisory https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04

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high-risk

Severity 26/34 · High

Exploitability 10/34 · Low

Exposure 33/34 · Critical