CVE-2016-1478 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5