Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:10636

Info

Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10636
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2004-0468
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 30 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:16AM
Credit: This issue was disclosed by the vendor and CERT.
Vulnerable: Juniper JUNOS 6.3
Juniper JUNOS 6.2
Juniper JUNOS 6.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Juniper routers running the JUNOS operating system are reported prone to a denial of service vulnerability due to memory exhaustion. An attacker can cause a persistent denial of service condition by repeatedly sending certain IPv6 packets to a router.

This issue affects the JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 branch released after February 24, 2004. All Juniper Networks M-series and T-series routing platforms with IPv6 support are also prone to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Juniper Networks has reported that all JUNOS software built on or after June 21, 2004 includes the corrected code. Customers are advised to contact the vendor to obtain fixes.

References

Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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