Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106349
Category:	JunOS Local Security Checks
Title:	Juniper Networks Junos OS IPv6 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	Junos OS is prone to a Denial of Service vulnerability with;IPv6 enabled.
Description:	Summary: Junos OS is prone to a Denial of Service vulnerability with IPv6 enabled. Vulnerability Insight: By flooding a router 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. Vulnerability Impact: An attacker can cause a denial of service condition. Affected Software/OS: Junos OS 11.4, 12.1, 12.3, 13.2, 13.3, 14.1, 14.2 and 15.1 Solution: New builds of Junos OS software are available from Juniper. CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4921 BugTraq ID: 93532 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93532 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037014
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