CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4925

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Receipt of a specifically malformed IPv6 packet processed by the router may trigger a line card reset, leading to service outages. This issue only affects E Series routers with IPv6 licensed and enabled.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience extended service outages due to multiple line card resets, impacting network availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor IPv6 traffic and update the configuration of E Series routers to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Receipt of a specifically malformed IPv6 packet processed by the router may trigger a line card reset: processor exception 0x68616c74 (halt) in task: scheduler. The line card will reboot and recover without user interaction. However, additional specifically malformed packets may cause follow-on line card resets and lead to an extended service outage. This issue only affects E Series routers with IPv6 licensed and enabled. Routers not configured to process IPv6 traffic are unaffected by this vulnerability. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS