CVE-2016-1280

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1280
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-09 14:05:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionPKId in Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X44-D52, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D37, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D30, 12.3 before 12.3R12, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D20, 13.3 before 13.3R10, 14.1 before 14.1R8, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D40, 14.2 before 14.2R7, 15.1 before 15.1R4, 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D20, 15.1X53 before 15.1X53-D60, and 16.1 before 16.1R1 allow remote attackers to bypass an intended certificate validation mechanism via a self-signed certificate with an Issuer name that matches a valid CA certificate enrolled in Junos.

Risk And Classification

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

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

EPSS: 0.000910000 probability, percentile 0.254370000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-297 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 12.1x47 d25 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 r10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r11 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 12.3x50 All 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 13.3 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r9 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 14.1 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d15 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 d26 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d27 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.2 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 14.2 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.2 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.2 r6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d21 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d32 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d33 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d34 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos All d50 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Juniper Networks - 2016-07 Security Bulletin: Junos: Self-signed certificate with spoofed trusted Issuer CN accepted as valid (CVE-2016-1280) - Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Juniper Junos CN Validation Error Lets Remote Users Bypass Certificate Validation on the Target System - 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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