CVE-2016-6401 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending crafted IPv6-over-MPLS packets to Cisco CRS devices, requiring a software patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6401?
CVE-2016-6401 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6401?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Carrier Routing System.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-6401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2018-0132 Denial of service in Cisco IOS XR
- CVE-2019-1910 Cisco IOS XR Software Intermediate System to Intermediate System Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1918 Cisco IOS XR Software Intermediate System–to–Intermediate System Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2015-0618 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2012-1342 Security feature bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6p2w-hwgc-v94v.