Juniper Junos up to 15.2 Spanning Tree Protocol resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Juniper Junos up to 15.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Spanning Tree Protocol Handler. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-1260. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Juniper Junos up to 15.2 (Router Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Spanning Tree Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 01/15/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.juniper.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1260 since 12/30/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88094 (Juniper Junos Network Topology Loop DoS (JSA10719)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Junos Local Security Checks and running in the context c.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88094), SecurityFocus (BID 80770†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55712†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80292, VDB-80290, VDB-80289 and VDB-80288. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 88094
Nessus Name: Juniper Junos Network Topology Loop DoS (JSA10719)
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OpenVAS ID: 802738
OpenVAS Name: Junos EX4300 Series Network Topology DoS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: kb.juniper.net
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CVE: CVE-2016-1260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80291
SecurityFocus: 80770 - Juniper Junos CVE-2016-1260 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035106
Vulnerability Center: 55712 - Juniper JunOS Remote DoS Related to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Traffic, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2016 13:08
Updated: 07/03/2022 14:16
Changes: 01/17/2016 13:08 (66), 04/29/2019 07:07 (15), 07/03/2022 14:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:57A:103

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