Denial of service in Junos OS on QFX5000 series devices

Published: 2023-10-17

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-44192
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Juniper Junos OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Juniper Networks, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU82114

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44192

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error in the Packet Forwarding Engine when pseudo-VTEP (Virtual Tunnel End Point) is configured under EVPN-VXLAN scenario. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability affects all QFX5000 series platforms.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 20.4 - 22.4R1-S1

CPE2.3

External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2023-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-QFX5000-Series-DMA-memory-leak-is-observed-when-specific-DHCP-packets-are-transmitted-over-pseudo-VTEP-CVE-2023-44192

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.