Denial of service in Juniper Junos OS



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-39540
CWE-ID CWE-754
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 Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU94645

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-2024-39540

CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe). A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 21.2R3-S5

CPE2.3 External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83000


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.



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