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.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2017-07-10T20:29:00.547
2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Deferred
CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 16.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 16.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 16.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.2.0.59184 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.3.9.62033 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.3_base | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 17.7.5 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.0.0.57828 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.0.0.59167 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.0.0.59211 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.0.l0.59219 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.1.0.59776 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.1.0.59780 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.1_base | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.3_base | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 18.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.0.m0.60737 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.0.m0.60828 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.0.m0.61045 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.1.0.61559 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 19.6_base | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.1.a0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.1.v0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.2.3.65026 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.2.v1 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.m0.62842 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.m0.63229 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.0.v0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.1.v2 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.1_base | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.2.12 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 20.2_base | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 21.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 21.0.v1 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 21.0_base | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 21.0_m0.64246 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | asr_5000_software | 21.0_m0.64702 | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_5000 | - | No |
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