CVE-2021-1378 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SSH service of Cisco StarOS, stemming from a logic error under specific traffic conditions. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending crafted packets, causing the device to stop processing traffic. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 21.9.0, <= 21.19.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:staros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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