CVE-2016-6398

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS <15.5(3)M - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The PPTP server in Cisco IOS 15.5(3)M does not properly initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from earlier network communication by reading packet data, aka Bug ID CSCvb16274.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 50.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-200
Status published

Affected Products (2)

cisco/ios
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Sep 12, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026