# CVE-2016-1270: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending crafted BGP updates to Juniper devices configured with specific L2VPN or VPLS features.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wfvx-wp98-844m

## What is CVE-2016-1270?

CVE-2016-1270 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, 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 rpd daemon in Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X44-D60, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D45, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D30, 12.3 before 12.3R9, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D20, 13.2 before 13.2R7, 13.2X51 before 13.2X51-D40, 13.3 before 13.3R6, 14.1 before 14.1R4, and 14.2 before 14.2R2, when configured with BGP-based L2VPN or VPLS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via a crafted L2VPN family BGP update.

Weakness: CWE-19

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1270?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Juniper Junos.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos

- [CVE-2023-36845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36845/): Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-1631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1631/): Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-21590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21590/): Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization (medium 6.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-36851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36851/): Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-36844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36844/): Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1270 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 15 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Juniper Junos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1270

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