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CVE-2016-1407

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries,...

7.5 High

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) by making many connection attempts to open TCP ports, aka Bug ID CSCux95576.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.76%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) by making many connection attempts to open TCP ports, aka Bug ID CSCux95576.

Record
CVE-2016-1407
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) by making many connection attempts to open TCP ports, aka Bug ID CSCux95576.

Record
CVE-2016-1407
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2506 No score

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) by making many connection attempts to open TCP ports, aka Bug ID CSCux95576.

Record
EUVD-2016-2506
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwrp-vrm8-wjwg 7.5

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries,...

Cisco IOS XR through 5.3.2 mishandles Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) flow-base entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) by making many connection attempts to open TCP ports, aka Bug ID CSCux95576.

Record
GHSA-fwrp-vrm8-wjwg
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1407 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Ios Xr, published May 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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