SB2018071607 - Denial of service when processing MPLS packets in Juniper Junos OS
Published: July 16, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018071607
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0030)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability is caused by improper resources management when processing MPLS packets. A remote attacker can repeatedly send specially crafted MPLS packets to the affected device causing it to constantly reload.
The vulnerability affects MPC7/8/9, PTX-FPC3 (FPC-P1, FPC-P2) line cards and PTX1K.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.