CVE-2016-6409

Description

The Data in Motion (DMo) component in Cisco IOS 15.6(1)T and IOS XE, when the IOx feature set is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) via crafted traffic, aka Bug ID CSCuy54015.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036875 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93094 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160921-dmo vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6409?
CVE-2016-6409 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6409?
To fix CVE-2016-6409, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6409 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6409 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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