Juniper Junos Network Topology Loop DoS (JSA10719)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88094

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Juniper Junos device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to a flaw in the Spanning Tree Protocol implementation. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted packets that create an artificial loop in the network topology, to cause excessive bandwidth usage.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10719.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88094

File Name: juniper_jsa10719.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: Junos Local Security Checks

Published: 1/22/2016

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1260

JSA: JSA10719

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