Is CVE-2016-6385 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-6385 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6385?

CVE-2016-6385 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2016-6385

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

Memory leak in the Smart Install client implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted image-list parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuy82367.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 3.3% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-7308)
Published: October 5, 2016
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-7308 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco Catalyst 3K/4K Wired Access Switches running IOS-XE 3.8.0E - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10688-2016 - archived
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches running IOS-XE 3.6.0E and Catalyst 6500 Series Switches running IOS 15.1(2)SY3 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-14-39582-CR - archived
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series switches (4503-E, 4506-E, 4507R+E, 4510R+E, 4500X and 4500X-F) running IOS-XE 3.5.2E - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CRP276 - archived

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-smi(Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93203(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036914
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-04(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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