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CVE-2016-6422

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SXJ9 on Supervisor Engine 32 and 720 modules for 6500 and 7600 devices mishandles certain operators, flags, and keywords in TCAM share ACLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sending packets that should have been recognized by a filter, aka Bug ID CSCuy64806.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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 (1)

Cisco — IOS

CWEs

References

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