CVE-2016-1260 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause network loops and bandwidth consumption on Juniper EX4300 switches via Spanning Tree Protocol traffic.
- 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-2016-1260?
CVE-2016-1260 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 15 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Juniper 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1260 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-2016-1260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
- CVE-2023-36845 Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification
- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5gw-f2xp-fjpf.