CVE-2015-6429
Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
The IKEv1 state machine in Cisco IOS 15.4 through 15.6 and IOS XE 3.15 through 3.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPsec connection termination) via a crafted IKEv1 packet to a tunnel endpoint, aka Bug ID CSCuw08236.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.74%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 77
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-19
References
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