CVE-2016-1399

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The packet-processing microcode in Cisco IOS 15.2(2)EA, 15.2(2)EA1, 15.2(2)EA2, and 15.2(4)EA on Industrial Ethernet 4000 devices and 15.2(2)EB and 15.2(2)EB1 on Industrial Ethernet 5000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet data corruption) via crafted IPv4 ICMP packets, aka Bug ID CSCuy13431.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: 15.2(2)eb, 15.2(2)eb1, 15.2(2)ea2, 15.2(4)ea, 15.2(2)ea, 15.2(2)ea1

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160513-ies
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90665
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035898
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-175-01
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160513-ies
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90665
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035898
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-175-01

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