Denial of service in Juniper Junos OS Evolved

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU94341

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39538

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PFE management daemon. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Junos OS Evolved: 21.2-EVO - 23.4R1-S1-EVO

ACX7000: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:21.2R3-S7-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:21.4R3-S6-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.2R3-S3-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.3R3-S2-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.4R3-S1-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:23.2R1-S2-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:23.4R1-S1-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:juniper_networks:acx7000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA82998

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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