SB2021011319 - Denial of service in SSL Proxy component in Juniper Junos OS
Published: January 13, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011319
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0206)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Juniper Networks Junos OS when SSL Proxy is configured. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packet to the system causing the packet forwarding engine (PFE) to crash and restart
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.