CVE-2016-1256

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1256
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-15 19:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionJuniper Junos OS before 12.1X44-D55, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D40, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D25, 12.3 before 12.3R10, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D20, 13.2 before 13.2R8, 13.2X51 before 13.2X51-D40, 13.3 before 13.3R7, 14.1 before 14.1R5, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D18 or 14.1X53-D30, 14.1X55 before 14.1X55-D25, 14.2 before 14.2R4, 15.1 before 15.1R2, and 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D10 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed IGMPv3 packet, aka a "multicast denial of service."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x44 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d21 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d26 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d16 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x55 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Juniper Networks - 2016-01: Security Bulletin: Junos: Multicast denial of service related to IGMPv3 (CVE-2016-1256) - Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net Vendor Advisory
Juniper Junos IGMPv3 Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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