CVE-2016-1257

Description

The Routing Engine in Juniper Junos OS 13.2R5 through 13.2R8, 13.3R1 before 13.3R8, 13.3R7 before 13.3R7-S3, 14.1R1 before 14.1R6, 14.1R3 before 14.1R3-S9, 14.1R4 before 14.1R4-S7, 14.1X51 before 14.1X51-D65, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D12, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D28, 14.1X53 before 4.1X53-D35, 14.2R1 before 14.2R5, 14.2R3 before 14.2R3-S4, 14.2R4 before 14.2R4-S1, 15.1 before 15.1R3, 15.1F2 before 15.1F2-S2, and 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D40, when LDP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RPD routing process crash) via a crafted LDP packet.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10715 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035117 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1257?
CVE-2016-1257 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1257?
To fix CVE-2016-1257, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1257 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1257 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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