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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-6958 · published 13 December 2013

CVE-2013-6958: Juniper screenos vulnerability

Juniper · Screenos

Juniper NetScreen Firewall running ScreenOS 5.4, 6.2, or 6.3, when the Ping of Death screen is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

7.1 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.9% · top 21.4%
7.1CVSS 2.0 base score
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Juniper NetScreen Firewall running ScreenOS 5.4, 6.2, or 6.3, when the Ping of Death screen is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN28436508/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000119.html
http://osvdb.org/100861
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029490
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10604 Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN28436508/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000119.html
http://osvdb.org/100861
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029490
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10604 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-6958), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.