CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6467

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in IPv6 packet fragment reassembly of StarOS for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Router could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the Network Processing Unit (NPU) process.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the device's operation, potentially leading to service availability interruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to versions that include fixes for this vulnerability to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in IPv6 packet fragment reassembly of StarOS for Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 5000 Series Switch could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the Network Processing Unit (NPU) process. More Information: CSCva84552. Known Affected Releases: 20.0.0 21.0.0 21.0.M0.64702. Known Fixed Releases: 21.0.0 21.0.0.65256 21.0.M0.64970 21.0.V0.65150 21.1.A0.64973 21.1.PP0.65270 21.1.R0.65130 21.1.R0.65135 21.1.VC0.65203.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS