CVE-2016-6455 describes a denial of service vulnerability affecting Cisco ASR 5500 Series routers with Data Processing Card 2 (DPC2) running StarOS 18.0 or later. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit a flaw in the Slowpath to disconnect a subset of subscriber sessions. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability, though without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
18.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.0.0.57828CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.57828:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.0.0.59167CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.59167:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.0.0.59211CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.59211:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.0.l0.59219CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.l0.59219:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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