SB2021011423 - Memory leak in Juniper Junos OS
Published: January 14, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011423
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0215)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in packet forwarding engine due to 802.1X authenticator port interface flaps. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.