PT-2016-6876 · Cisco · Cisco Carrier Routing System

Published 2016-09-17 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-6401

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS) versions 5.1 and 5.1.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a line-card reload, by sending crafted IPv6-over-MPLS packets.

Recommendations For Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS) versions 5.1 and 5.1.4, consider restricting access to the network to minimize the risk of exploitation until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6401

Affected Products

Cisco Carrier Routing System

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6401 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6401 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-crs · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92964 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036830 · Note