CVE-2016-6401 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS) 5.1 and 5.1.4, as used in CRS Carrier Grade Services for CRS-1 and CRS-3 devices, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card reload) via crafted IPv6-over-MPLS packets, aka Bug ID CSCva32494.

Published: 2016-09-17

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:carrier_routing_system:5.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:carrier_routing_system:5.1_base:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7324	Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS) 5.1 and 5.1.4, as used in CRS Carrier Grade Services for CRS-1 and CRS-3 devices, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card reload) via crafted IPv6-over-MPLS packets, aka Bug ID CSCva32494.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00284.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-crs
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92964
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036830

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Carrier Routing System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2016-09-17T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:19.775Z

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6401

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-17T02:59:01.617

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6401

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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