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    "acknowledgments": [
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        "summary": "This vulnerability was found during internal testing."
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        "category": "summary",
        "text": "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.\r\n\r\nThe vulnerability is due to improper boundary controls for the BGP peering sessions list. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted TCP packets to an IPv4 or IPv6 interface on an affected system, if BGP is enabled for the system. By default, BGP is not enabled on the affected systems.\r\n\r\nThere are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.\r\n\r\n",
        "title": "Summary"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "This vulnerability affects the following products if they are running the Cisco StarOS operating system and BGP is enabled for the system:\r\n\r\nCisco ASR 5000 Series Routers\r\nCisco Virtualized Packet Core Software\r\n\r\nFor information about affected releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory.",
        "title": "Vulnerable Products"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.",
        "title": "Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.",
        "title": "Workarounds"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "For information about fixed releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory.\r\n\r\nWhen considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts page [\"https://www.cisco.com/go/psirt\"], to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.\r\n\r\nIn all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.",
        "title": "Fixed Software"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy [\"https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/resources/security_vulnerability_policy.html\"]. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.",
        "title": "Vulnerability Policy"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.",
        "title": "Exploitation and Public Announcements"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "This vulnerability was found during internal testing.",
        "title": "Source"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN \"AS IS\" BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE DOCUMENT OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CISCO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR UPDATE THIS DOCUMENT AT ANY TIME.\r\n\r\nA standalone copy or paraphrase of the text of this document that omits the distribution URL is an uncontrolled copy and may lack important information or contain factual errors. The information in this document is intended for end users of Cisco products.",
        "title": "Legal Disclaimer"
      }
    ],
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      "contact_details": "psirt@cisco.com",
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      "namespace": "https://wwww.cisco.com"
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      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "Cisco StarOS Border Gateway Protocol Process Denial of Service Vulnerability",
        "url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-staros"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Cisco Security Vulnerability Policy",
        "url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/resources/security_vulnerability_policy.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts page",
        "url": "https://www.cisco.com/go/psirt"
      }
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    "title": "Cisco StarOS Border Gateway Protocol Process Denial of Service Vulnerability",
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      "generator": {
        "date": "2024-03-28T20:25:05+00:00",
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          "date": "2017-07-03T16:37:14+00:00",
          "number": "1.0.0",
          "summary": "Initial public release."
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        {
          "category": "other",
          "text": "Complete.",
          "title": "Affected Product Comprehensiveness"
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      "release_date": "2017-07-05T16:00:00+00:00",
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          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.",
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          "url": "https://software.cisco.com"
        }
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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L",
            "version": "3.0"
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      ],
      "title": "Cisco StarOS Border Gateway Protocol Process Denial of Service Vulnerability"
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}