vulnerability
Cisco IOS: CVE-2016-6393: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software AAA Login Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 5, 2016 | Oct 20, 2016 | Aug 10, 2023 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 5, 2016
Added
Oct 20, 2016
Modified
Aug 10, 2023
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.
Solution
cisco-ios-upgrade-latest
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