Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS

1) Improper handling of exceptional conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU98353

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-2024-47491

CWE-ID: CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

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 handling of exceptional conditions error in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause Denial of Service (DoS).

When a BGP UPDATE with malformed path attribute is received over an established BGP session, rpd crashes and restarts.

Continuous receipt of a BGP UPDATE with a specifically malformed path attribute will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition for impacted devices.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Junos OS Evolved: 21.4R1-EVO - 23.2R2-EVO

Juniper Junos OS: 21.4R1 - 23.4R2-S3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:21.4R3-S5-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:21.4R3-S6-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:21.4R3-S7-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.2R3-S3-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.4R3-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.4R2-S2-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.4R3-S1-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:22.4R3-S2-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:23.2R2-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:23.2R1-S2-EVO:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:21.4R3-S5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:21.4R3-S6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:21.4R3-S7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.2R3-S2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.2R3-S3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.4R2-S2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.4R3-S1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.4R3-S2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.2R1-S1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.2R1-S2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.4R1-S1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.4R2-S1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.4R2-S2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.4R2-S3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2024-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-and-Junos-OS-Evolved-Receipt-of-a-specific-malformed-BGP-path-attribute-leads-to-an-RPD-crash-CVE-2024-47491

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.