Denial of service - CVE-2016-1276
Published: July 14, 2016 / Updated: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU147
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1276
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to state error in Juniper Junos. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service conditions on High-End SRX-Series chassis systems.
Continued in-transit traffic matching ALG rules can create a sustained denial of service.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to state error in Juniper Junos. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service conditions on High-End SRX-Series chassis systems.
Continued in-transit traffic matching ALG rules can create a sustained denial of service.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1276
The vendor has issued a fix (12.1X46-D50, 12.1X47-D23, 12.1X47-D35, 12.3X48-D25, 15.1X49-D40).