CVE-2024-21586

Junos OS: SRX Series and NFX Series: Specific valid traffic leads to a PFE crash

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
Jul 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Reserved
Dec 27, 2023

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Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and NFX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

If an affected device receives specific valid traffic destined to the device, it will cause the PFE to crash and restart. Continued receipt and processing of this traffic will create a sustained DoS condition.

This issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series:

* 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S7.9, * 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S5.3, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S4.11, * 22.3 versions before 22.3R3, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3.

This issue affects Junos OS on NFX Series:

* 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S8, * 22.1 versions after 22.1R1, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S5, * 22.3 versions before 22.3R3, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3.

Junos OS versions prior to 21.4R1 are not affected by this issue.

Scores

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

Weaknesses

  • CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • before 21.4R1Not affected
  • 21.4 to before 21.4R3-S7.9Affected
  • 22.1 to before 22.1R3-S5.3Affected
  • 22.2 to before 22.2R3-S4.11Affected
  • 22.3 to before 22.3R3Affected
  • 22.4 to before 22.4R3Affected
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • before 21.4R1Not affected
  • 21.4 to before 21.4R3-S8Affected
  • 22.1Affected
  • 22.2 to before 22.2R3-S5Affected
  • 22.3 to before 22.3R3Affected
  • 22.4 to before 22.4R3Affected

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