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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Arista Dcs-7050q
Arista Dcs-7050q_eos_software
Arista Dcs-7050s
Arista Dcs-7050s_eos_software
Arista Dcs-7050t
Arista Dcs-7050t_eos_software
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.