CVE-2016-6355 describes a memory leak vulnerability in specific versions of Cisco IOS XR software running on ASR 9001 devices. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending specially crafted fragmented packets, leading to a control-plane protocol outage. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, though it only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.1.k9secCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.1.1.k9sec:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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