CVE-2015-5360 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 16 Jul 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service via crafted packets when Secure Neighbor Discovery is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-5360?

CVE-2015-5360 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 16 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IPv6 sendd in Juniper Junos 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D51, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D36, 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, 13.3 before 13.3R6, 14.1 before 14.1R5, 14.2 before 14.2R3, 15.1 before 15.1R1, and 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D20, when the "set protocols neighbor-discovery secure security-level default" option is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted Secure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) Protocol packet.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5360?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Junos.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-5360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Juniper Junos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ghwg-p489-8pgp.