#VU17086 Denial of service in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2019-0009

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17086

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0009

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker can use high disk I/O operations to disrupt the communication between the routing engine (RE) and the packet forwarding engine (PFE).

Mitigation
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 15.1X53-D113, 15.1X53-D590, 18.1R2-S2, 18.1R3, 18.2R2, 18.3R1.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 15.1X53-D10 - 15.1X53, 18.1R1 - 18.1, 18.2R1 - 18.2

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External links
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10909&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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