CVE-2016-1275

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1275
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-09 14:05:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionJuniper Junos OS before 13.3R9, 14.1R6 before 14.1R6-S1, and 14.1 before 14.1R7, when configured with VPLS routing-instances, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive mbuf information by injecting a flood of Ethernet frames with IPv6 MAC addresses directly into a connected interface.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003500000 probability, percentile 0.573990000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.1AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 14.1 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos All r8 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Juniper Junos IPv6 MAC Address Ethernet Flood Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Juniper Networks - 2016-07 Security Bulletin: Junos: mbuf leak when flooding new IPv6 MAC addresses received via VPLS instances (CVE-2016-1275) - Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net Vendor Advisory
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