Resource management error in Juniper Junos OS

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU15309

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0045

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability is caused by improper resources management when the Junos OS device is configured for Draft-Rosen multicast virtual private network (MVPN). A remote attacker can repeatedly send the same specific Draft-Rosen MVPN control packet to the affected device and cause the routing protocol daemon (RPD) process to crash.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 12.1X46-D77, 12.3R12-S10, 12.3X48-D70, 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7, 15.1X49-D140, 15.1X53-D233, 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490, 15.1X53-D59, 15.1X53-D67, 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S3, 16.1R7, 16.2R1-S6, 16.2R2-S6, 16.2R3, 17.1R1-S7, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3, 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2, 18.1R2, 18.2R1, 18.2X75-D5.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 12.1x46 - 16.1R6-S4

External links

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10879&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST

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.