A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) processing functionality of the…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) processing functionality of the Cisco StarOS operating system for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers and Cisco Virtualized Packet Core (VPC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the BGP process on an affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects the following products if they are running the Cisco StarOS operating system and BGP is enabled for the system: Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers and Cisco Virtualized Packet Core Software. More Information: CSCvc44968. Known Affected Releases: 16.4.1 19.1.0 21.1.0 21.1.M0.65824. Known Fixed Releases: 21.3.A0.65902 21.2.A0.65905 21.1.b0.66164 21.1.V0.66014 21.1.R0.65898 21.1.M0.65894 21.1.0.66030 21.1.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco StarOS | Cisco StarOS | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco StarOS Vendor— Affected Cisco StarOS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 53
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.4.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:16.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.5.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:16.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.5.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.2.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.2.0.59184:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.2.0.59184 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.3.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3.9.62033:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.3.9.62033 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.3_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.7.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:16.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.5.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:16.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.5.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.2.0.59184:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.0.59184 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3.9.62033:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.3.9.62033 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.3_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.3_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.7.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 43 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.7.5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.57828:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0.57828 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.59167:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0.59167 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.59211:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0.59211 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.l0.59219:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.l0.59219 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.1.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1.0.59776:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.1.0.59776 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1.0.59780:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.1.0.59780 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.1_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.3.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.3_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.3_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.4.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.m0.60737:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.m0.60737 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.m0.60828:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.m0.60828 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.m0.61045:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.m0.61045 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.1.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.1.0.61559:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.1.0.61559 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.2.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.3.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.6.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.6_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.6_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.1.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.1.a0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.1.a0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.1.v0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.1.v0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.2.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.2.3.65026:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.2.3.65026 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.2.v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.2.v1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.m0.62842:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.m0.62842 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.m0.63229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.m0.63229 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.v0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.v0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.1.v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.1.v2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.1_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.2.12 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.2_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0.v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.v1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0_m0.64246:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0_m0.64246 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0_m0.64702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0_m0.64702 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:17.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.7.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.57828:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.57828 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.59167:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.59167 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.0.59211:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.59211 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.0.l0.59219:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.l0.59219 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1.0.59776:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.1.0.59776 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1.0.59780:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.1.0.59780 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.1_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.3_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:18.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.m0.60737:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.m0.60737 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.m0.60828:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.m0.60828 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.0.m0.61045:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.m0.61045 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.1.0.61559:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.1.0.61559 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.6.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:19.6_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.6_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.1.a0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.1.a0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.1.v0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.1.v0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.2.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.2.3.65026:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.2.3.65026 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.2.v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.2.v1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.m0.62842:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.m0.62842 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.m0.63229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.m0.63229 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.0.v0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.v0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.1.v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1.v2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2.12 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:20.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0.v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.v1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0_m0.64246:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0_m0.64246 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:asr_5000_software:21.0_m0.64702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0_m0.64702 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6729
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65jx-wrpg-m8qj
References
More Cisco Asr 5000 Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05537 Resource management flaw in Cisco StarOS 18.x through 21.x CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01324 The General Packet Radio Switching Tunneling Protocol 1 (aka GTPv1) implementation on… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01340 Cisco ASR 5000 devices with software 18.3 through 20.0.0 allow remote attackers to make… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-04527 Improper input validation in Cisco StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2015-05325 The Proxy Mobile IPv6 (PMIPv6) component in the CDMA implementation on Cisco ASR 5000… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2015-05321 Cisco ASR 5000 and 5500 devices with software 18.0.0.57828 and 19.0.M0.61045 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2017-6729 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6729 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65jx-wrpg-m8qj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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