SB2018011024 - Denial of service in Juniper Junos



SB2018011024 - Denial of service in Juniper Junos

Published: January 10, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018011024
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0007)

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

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted LLDP packets and gain root privileges or cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.