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CVE-2016-1268

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote...

7.5 High

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted SSL packet.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.95%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted SSL packet.

Record
CVE-2016-1268
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted SSL packet.

Record
CVE-2016-1268
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2367 No score

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted SSL packet.

Record
EUVD-2016-2367
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h725-jppv-w85f 7.5

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote...

The administrative web services interface in Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted SSL packet.

Record
GHSA-h725-jppv-w85f
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1268 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Juniper Screenos, published April 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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