High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1478
CVE-2016-1478
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.5\(3\)s3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.5\(3\)s3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.6\(1\)s2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.6\(2\)s1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.6\(2\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 15.5(3)S3, 15.6(1)S2, 15.6(2)S1, 15.6(2)T1
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