7.5

CVE-2015-6432: cisco ios_xr Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 05-01-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-6432 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco ios_xr. EPSS estimates a 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.76%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-01-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cisco IOS XR 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.3.0, and 5.3.2 does not properly restrict the number of Path Computation Elements (PCEs) for OSPF LSA opaque area updates, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted update, aka Bug ID CSCuw83486.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 1.74% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • ios_xr4.2.0 | 4.3.0 | 5.0.0 | 5.1.0 | 5.2.0 | 5.2.2 | 5.2.4 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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