QID 44014

Date Published: 2023-04-18

QID 44014: Juniper Network Operating System (Junos OS) Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (JSA70612)

Juniper Junos is the network operating system used in Juniper Networks hardware systems.

An Improper Handling of Missing Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to cause a dcpfe process core and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt of these specific frames will cause a sustained Denial of Service condition.

This issue affects:
All versions prior to 19.4R3-S10
20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions
20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S6
20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S6
20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5
21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4
21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S3
21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3
21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S1
22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2-S1, 22.1R3
22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S2, 22.2R2

NOTE:
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX10000 Series, PTX1000 Series only.

QID detection logic: (Authenticated)
It checks for vulnerable Junos OS version.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a dcpfe process core and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS).

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.3 severity.
  • Solution
    The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue For more information please visit JSA70612

    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    JSA70612 URL Logo kb.juniper.net/JSA70612
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