Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106950
Category:	JunOS Local Security Checks
Title:	Juniper Networks Junos OS DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	Junos OS is prone to a denial of service vulnerability in sendmsg().
Description:	Summary: Junos OS is prone to a denial of service vulnerability in sendmsg(). Vulnerability Insight: Incorrect argument handling in the socket code allows a malicious local user to overwrite large portions of the kernel memory, and in doing so may be able to take control of the system or crash the system. Affected Software/OS: Junos OS 14.1X53, 14.2, 15.1, 15.1X49, 15.1X53. Solution: New builds of Junos OS software are available from Juniper. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1887 FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-16:19 https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:19.sendmsg.asc http://cturt.github.io/sendmsg.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035906
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