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Cisco XE: CVE-2016-6378: Cisco IOS XE Software NAT Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Cisco XE: CVE-2016-6378: Cisco IOS XE Software NAT Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
10/05/2016
Created
08/02/2019
Added
07/30/2019
Modified
11/13/2023

Description

Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 through 16.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted ICMP packets that require NAT, aka Bug ID CSCuw85853.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-xe-upgrade-latest

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