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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Juniper Junos — versions 12.1x46, 12.1x47, 12.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91761 (vdb-entry)
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036303 (vdb-entry)
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.