CVE-2016-1361

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS XR <4.3.2 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (2)

[Vendor Advisory] http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160311-gsr

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035314

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0010

EPSS Percentile 27.8%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (34)

cisco/ios_xr

... and 19 more

Timeline

Published Mar 12, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026