#VU7538 Denial of service in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2017-2314

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7538

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2314

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted BGP OPEN message to cause the target routing protocol daemon (rpd) process to crash and restart.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
12.3R12-S4, 12.3R13, 12.3R3-S4, 12.3X48-D50, 13.3R10, 13.3R4-S11, 14.1R8-S3, 14.1R9, 14.1X53-D40, 14.1X55-D35, 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R6-S4, 14.2R7, 15.1F2-S11, 15.1F4-S1-J1, 15.1F5-S3, 15.1F6, 15.1R4, 15.1X49-D100, 15.1X53-D33, 15.1X53-D50, 16.1R1, 16.2R1.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 12.3, 13.3, 14.1, 14.2, 15.1, 16.1

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External links
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10779

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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.