CVE-2016-1344 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reload in Cisco IOS via fragmented IKEv2 packets, requiring a software patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1344?
CVE-2016-1344 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 26 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IKEv2 implementation in Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.6 and IOS XE 3.3 through 3.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via fragmented packets, aka Bug ID CSCux38417.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1344?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe, Lenovo Thinkcentre E75s Firmware, Netgear Jr6150 Firmware, Samsung X14j Firmware, Sun Opensolaris, Zyxel Gs1900-10hp Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1344?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-1344 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1344 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
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- CVE-2018-0151 Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gjv-5f7m-2vgj.