CVE-2016-1270

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
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=JSA10737 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1270?
CVE-2016-1270 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1270?
To fix CVE-2016-1270, 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-2016-1270 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1270 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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