High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6393
CVE-2016-6393
Description
The AAA service in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6 and IOS XE 2.1 through 3.18 and 16.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a failed SSH connection attempt that is mishandled during generation of an error-log message, aka Bug ID CSCuy87667.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
4- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-aaadosnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93196nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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