Riskcovery

CVE-2023-1697

Junos OS: QFX10000 Series, PTX1000 Series: The dcpfe process will crash when a malformed ethernet frame is received

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Apr 17, 2023
Updated
Feb 6, 2025
Reserved
Mar 29, 2023

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Description

An Improper Handling of Missing Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to cause a dcpfe process core and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt of these specific frames will cause a sustained Denial of Service condition. This issue occurs when a specific malformed ethernet frame is received. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX10000 Series, PTX1000 Series Series: All versions prior to 19.4R3-S10; 20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S6; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S1; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2-S1, 22.1R3; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S2, 22.2R2.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hjuniper

Weaknesses

  • CWE-230 Improper Handling of Missing Values

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • before 19.4R3-S10Affected
  • 20.1R1 to before 20.1*Affected
  • 20.2 to before 20.2R3-S6Affected
  • 20.3 to before 20.3R3-S6Affected
  • 20.4 to before 20.4R3-S5Affected
  • 21.1 to before 21.1R3-S4Affected
  • 21.2 to before 21.2R3-S3Affected
  • 21.3 to before 21.3R3-S3Affected
  • 21.4 to before 21.4R3-S1Affected
  • 22.1 to before 22.1R2-S1, 22.1R3Affected
  • 22.2 to before 22.2R1-S2, 22.2R2Affected

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