Juniper Junos IPv6 Packet input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Juniper Junos. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IPv6 Packet Handler. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-1409. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos (Router Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component IPv6 Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 06/03/2016 with Cisco as JSA10749 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.juniper.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1409 since 01/04/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. Cisco devices are affected too.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91762 (Juniper Junos IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Traffic Handling Multiple Vulnerabilities (JSA10749)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316007 (Cisco IOS IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Crafted Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160525-ipv6)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting set security screen ids-option icmp icmpv6-malformed. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (438), Tenable (91762), SecurityFocus (BID 90872†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036651†). Similar entry is available at VDB-87625. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 91762
Nessus Name: Juniper Junos IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Traffic Handling Multiple Vulnerabilities (JSA10749)
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OpenVAS ID: 865368
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Products IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Crafted Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability (IOS XE)
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Config: set security screen ids-option icmp icmpv6-malformed

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01/04/2016 🔍
05/25/2016 +142 days 🔍
05/26/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/29/2016 +3 days 🔍
06/03/2016 +5 days 🔍
06/22/2016 +19 days 🔍
08/08/2016 +47 days 🔍
08/18/2016 +10 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: JSA10749
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90860

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SecurityFocus: 90872 - Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2016-1409 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036651

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2016 10:23
Updated: 07/07/2024 16:40
Changes: 05/26/2016 10:23 (75), 03/30/2019 09:13 (13), 09/14/2022 08:28 (4), 07/07/2024 16:40 (19)
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