# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gmmx-gqqf-wp2p

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2016-6894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6894 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6894/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6894/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6894
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6894
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6894

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