CVE-2016-1280 describes a vulnerability in Juniper Junos OS versions prior to specific updates across multiple release trains. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass certificate validation by presenting a self-signed certificate whose Issuer name matches a valid Certificate Authority (CA) certificate already enrolled in Junos. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog. Despite limited community discussion and media coverage, it was noted by SecurityWeek.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.1x44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:d50:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:d15:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:d20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.