Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-6398

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160902-iosnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92734nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036732nvd

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