HIGH
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
Published Aug 8, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.94%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.94% 0.01939
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01939
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01939) | 79.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01939) | 77.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 66.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 78.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 77.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 74.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160804-wedge vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92317 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036541 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160804-wedge | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92317 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036541 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Aug 8, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 4, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1478
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a