What is CVE-2016-1280?

CVE-2016-1280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-1280?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Juniper Junos

CVE-2016-1280

PKId in Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X44-D52, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D37, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D30, 12.3 before 12.3R12, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D20, 13.3 before 13.3R10, 14.1 before 14.1R8, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D40, 14.2 before 14.2R7, 15.1 before 15.1R4, 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D20, 15.1X53 before 15.1X53-D60, and 16.1 before 16.1R1 allow remote attackers to bypass an intended certificate validation mechanism via a self-signed certificate with an Issuer name that matches a valid CA certificate enrolled in Junos.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Juniper Junos — versions 12.1x46, 12.1x47, 12.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-297 — Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1280?: CVE-2016-1280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-1280?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.