CVE-2023-36849

Summary

CVECVE-2023-36849
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-07-14 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-07-27 14:33:00 UTC
DescriptionAn Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Layer-2 control protocols daemon (l2cpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When a malformed LLDP packet is received, l2cpd will crash and restart. The impact of the l2cpd crash is reinitialization of STP protocols (RSTP, MSTP or VSTP), and MVRP and ERP. Also, if any services depend on LLDP state (like PoE or VoIP device recognition), then these will also be affected. Continued receipt of such packets will lead to a sustained Denial of Service. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S2-EVO; 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R3-S3-EVO; 22.2-EVO versions prior to 22.2R2-S1-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO; 22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R2-EVO.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-703

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.4 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.1 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.2 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.2 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 22.3 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.4 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.1 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.2 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 22.3 r1-s2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CEC Juniper Community MISC supportportal.juniper.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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