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 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 18.1, 18.1R1, 18.1R2, 18.1R2-S2, 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3, 18.1R3-S1, 18.1R3-S2, 18.1R3-S3, 18.1R3-S4, 18.1R3-S5, 18.1R3-S6, 18.1R3-S7, 18.1R3-S8, 18.1R3-S9, 18.1R3-S10, 18.1R3-S11, 18.1R3-S12, 18.2, 18.2R1, 18.2R1-S3, 18.2R1-S4, 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2, 18.2R2-S1, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R2-S3, 18.2R2-S4, 18.2R2-S5, 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3, 18.2R3-S1, 18.2R3-S2, 18.2R3-S3, 18.2R3-S4, 18.2R3-S5, 18.2R3-S6, 18.2R3-S7, 18.3, 18.3R1, 18.3R1-S1, 18.3R1-S2, 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R1-S4, 18.3R1-S5, 18.3R1-S6, 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2, 18.3R2-S1, 18.3R2-S2, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3, 18.3R3-S1, 18.3R3-S2, 18.3R3-S3, 18.3R3-S4, 18.4, 18.4R1, 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R1-S3, 18.4R1-S4, 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R1-S6, 18.4R1-S7, 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2, 18.4R2-S1, 18.4R2-S2, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R2-S6, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3, 18.4R3-S1, 18.4R3-S2, 18.4R3-S3, 18.4R3-S4, 18.4R3-S5, 18.4R3-S6, 18.4R3-S7, 18.4R3-S8, 19.1, 19.1R, 19.1R1, 19.1R1-S1, 19.1R1-S2, 19.1R1-S3, 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2, 19.1R2-S1, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R2-S3, 19.1R3, 19.1R3-S1, 19.1R3-S2, 19.1R3-S3, 19.1R3-S4, 19.2, 19.2R1, 19.2R1-S1, 19.2R1-S2, 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R2, 19.2R2-S1, 19.2R3, 19.2R3-S1, 19.2R3-S2, 19.3, 19.3R1, 19.3R1-S1, 19.3R2, 19.3R2-S1, 19.3R2-S2, 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3, 19.3R3-S1, 19.4, 19.4R1, 19.4R1-S1, 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2, 19.4R2-S1, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R2-S3, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R2-S5, 19.4R3, 19.4R3-S1, 19.4R3-S2, 20.1, 20.1R1, 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R1-S2, 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2, 20.1R2-S1, 20.2, 20.2R1, 20.2R1-S1, 20.2R1-S2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2, 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R2-S3, 20.3, 20.3R1, 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2, 20.4, 20.4R1, 20.4R1-S1, 20.4R2

EX2300: All versions

EX3400: All versions

ACX710: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:18.1R3-S12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• Full software list in CPE2.3 format available after registration.

External links

http://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.