What is CVE-2016-6894?

CVE-2016-6894 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arista Dcs-7050q, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-6894?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Arista Dcs-7050q

CVE-2016-6894

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.

Published 2017-01-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95267 (vdb-entry)
www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1752-security-… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6894?: CVE-2016-6894 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arista Dcs-7050q, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-6894?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.