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CVE-2016-6393

HIGH

7.5

Description

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 generation of an error-log message, aka Bug ID CSCuy87667.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published10/5/2016

Last Modified5/6/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

cisco:ioscisco:ios_xe

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-aaados(psirt@cisco.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93196(psirt@cisco.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914(psirt@cisco.com)

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04(psirt@cisco.com)

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-aaados(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93196(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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