CVE-2016-1268 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service reboot in Juniper ScreenOS via crafted SSL packets, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2016-1268?
CVE-2016-1268 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted SSL packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1268?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Screenos.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1268 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-2016-1268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2015-7755 Juniper ScreenOS Improper Authentication
- CVE-2017-2336 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall
- CVE-2017-2335 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall
- CVE-2017-2337 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall
- CVE-2017-2338 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h725-jppv-w85f.