CVE-2016-1478

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Cisco IOS 15.5(3)S3, 15.6(1)S2, 15.6(2)S1, and 15.6(2)T1 does not properly dequeue invalid NTP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface wedge) by sending many crafted NTP packets, aka Bug ID CSCva35619.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: 15.5(3)s3, 15.6(1)s2, 15.6(2)s1, 15.6(2)t1

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160804-wedge
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92317
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036541
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160804-wedge
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92317
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036541

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