Denial of service in Juniper Networks JUNOS OS on EX2300 Series, EX3400 Series and ACX710
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-31368 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Juniper Junos OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system EX2300 Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc EX3400 Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc ACX710 Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc |
| Vendor | Juniper Networks, Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU57352
Risk: Medium
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-2021-31368
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in the kernel. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsJuniper Junos OS: 18.1 - 20.4R2
EX2300: All versions
EX3400: All versions
ACX710: All versions
External linkshttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA11230&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.
