VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-6380
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability3.01%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-10-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The DNS forwarder in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6 and IOS XE 3.1 through 3.15 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (data corruption or device reload) via a crafted DNS response, aka Bug ID CSCup90532.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation