VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-1478
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
Cisco IOS 15.5(3)S3, 15.6(1)S2, 15.6(2)S1, and 15.6(2)T1 does not properly dequeue invalid NTP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface wedge) by sending many crafted NTP packets, aka Bug ID CSCva35619.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation