CVE-2016-6467

7.5 highEPSS 3.5%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-399
Published: 2016-12-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

cisco:asr_5000_series_software

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94772
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037416
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-asr
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94772
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037416

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