CVE-2016-1260

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1260
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-15 19:59:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionJuniper Junos OS before 13.2X51-D36, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D25, and 15.2 before 15.2R1 on EX4300 series switches allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network loop and bandwidth consumption) via unspecified vectors related to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) traffic.

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 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 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 14.1x53 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.2 All 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: EX4300 Series denial of service due to artificial loop in network topology (CVE-2016-1260) - Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net Vendor Advisory
Juniper Junos Network Topology Loop Lets Remote Users Consume Excessive Bandwidth on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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