CVE-2016-1361
Cisco IOS XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check...
Cisco IOS XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check for a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) header in a UDP packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCuw56900.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- 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 XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check for a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) header in a UDP packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCuw56900.
- Record
CVE-2016-1361- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cisco IOS XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check for a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) header in a UDP packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCuw56900.
- Record
CVE-2016-1361- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2460 No score
Cisco IOS XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check for a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) header in a UDP packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCuw56900.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2460- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5c8-79jw-vxpq
Cisco IOS XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check...
Cisco IOS XR through 4.3.2 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) 12000 devices does not properly check for a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) header in a UDP packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCuw56900.
- Record
GHSA-w5c8-79jw-vxpq- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/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-2016-1361 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Cisco Ios Xr, published March 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.