What is CVE-2016-1270?

CVE-2016-1270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-1270?

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

Vulnerability in Juniper Junos

CVE-2016-1270

The rpd daemon in Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X44-D60, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D45, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D30, 12.3 before 12.3R9, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D20, 13.2 before 13.2R7, 13.2X51 before 13.2X51-D40, 13.3 before 13.3R6, 14.1 before 14.1R4, and 14.2 before 14.2R2, when configured with BGP-based L2VPN or VPLS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via a crafted L2VPN family BGP update.

EPSS: 0.013 (66.6th 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 Junos — versions 12.1x46, 12.1x47, 12.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1270?: CVE-2016-1270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-1270?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.