CVE-2016-6894 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending crafted packets to the control plane of Arista EOS switches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6894?
CVE-2016-6894 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Arista EOS 4.15 before 4.15.8M, 4.16 before 4.16.7M, and 4.17 before 4.17.0F on DCS-7050 series devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) by sending crafted packets to the control plane.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6894?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Arista Dcs-7050q Eos Software, Arista Dcs-7050s Eos Software, Arista Dcs-7050t Eos Software.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6894?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6894 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-2016-6894 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6894 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmmx-gqqf-wp2p.