CVE-2016-6386
Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a...
Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data-structure corruption and device reload) via fragmented IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCux66005.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data-structure corruption and device reload) via fragmented IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCux66005.
- Record
CVE-2016-6386- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data-structure corruption and device reload) via fragmented IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCux66005.
- Record
CVE-2016-6386- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7309 No score
Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data-structure corruption and device reload) via fragmented IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCux66005.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7309- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrr9-53wq-6vh5
Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a...
Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 3.17 and 16.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data-structure corruption and device reload) via fragmented IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCux66005.
- Record
GHSA-hrr9-53wq-6vh5- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6386 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Ios Xe, published October 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.