Denial of service - CVE-2016-6379

 

Denial of service - CVE-2016-6379

Published: September 28, 2016 / Updated: September 29, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU670
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6379
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause the target system reload.

The weakness affects IP Detail Record (IPDR) processing. By sending specially crafted data attackers can access the system and trigger its reload.

Successful exloitation of the vulnerability leads to the vulnerable system reload.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-6379


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