CVE-2016-4921

Summary

By flooding a Juniper Networks router running Junos OS with specially crafted IPv6 traffic, all available resources can be consumed, leading to the inability to store next hop information for legitimate traffic. In extreme cases, the crafted IPv6 traffic may result in a total resource exhaustion and kernel panic. The issue is triggered by traffic destined to the router. Transit traffic does not trigger the vulnerability. This issue only affects devices with IPv6 enabled and configured. Devices not configured to process IPv6 traffic are unaffected by this vulnerability. This issue was found during internal product security testing. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 11.4 prior to 11.4R13-S3; 12.3 prior to 12.3R3-S4; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D30; 13.3 prior to 13.3R10, 13.3R4-S11; 14.1 prior to 14.1R2-S8, 14.1R4-S12, 14.1R8; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D28, 14.1X53-D40; 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35; 14.2 prior to 14.2R3-S10, 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R6; 15.1 prior to 15.1F2-S5, 15.1F5-S2, 15.1F6, 15.1R3; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D40; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D70.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Juniper NetworksJunos OS11.4 prior to 11.4R13-S3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS12.3 prior to 12.3R3-S4affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D30affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS13.3 prior to 13.3R10, 13.3R4-S11affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS14.1 prior to 14.1R2-S8, 14.1R4-S12, 14.1R8affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D28, 14.1X53-D40affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS14.2 prior to 14.2R3-S10, 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R6affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1 prior to 15.1F2-S5, 15.1F5-S2, 15.1F6, 15.1R3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D40affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D70affected

Weaknesses

  • denial of service vulnerability

Workarounds

Limit the exploitable attack surface of critical infrastructure networking equipment. Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the router via IPv6 only from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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