CVE-2016-6392
Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.9 allow remote attackers to cause a...
CVE-2016-6392 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Ios, published October 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.59%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a crafted IPv4 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Source-Active (SA) message, aka Bug ID CSCud36767.
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 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a crafted IPv4 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Source-Active (SA) message, aka Bug ID CSCud36767.
- Record
CVE-2016-6392- 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 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a crafted IPv4 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Source-Active (SA) message, aka Bug ID CSCud36767.
- Record
CVE-2016-6392- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7315 No score
Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a crafted IPv4 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Source-Active (SA) message, aka Bug ID CSCud36767.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7315- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64m9-2jcv-8rgr
Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.9 allow remote attackers to cause a...
Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a crafted IPv4 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Source-Active (SA) message, aka Bug ID CSCud36767.
- Record
GHSA-64m9-2jcv-8rgr- 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
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |