High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160804-wedgenvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92317nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036541nvd

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