What is CVE-2016-1268?

CVE-2016-1268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Screenos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-1268?

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

Improper input validation in Juniper Screenos

CVE-2016-1268

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted SSL packet.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.019 (78.0th 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

Juniper Screenos — versions 6.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1268?: CVE-2016-1268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Screenos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-1268?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.