SB2023101729 - Denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved l2cpd



SB2023101729 - Denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved l2cpd

Published: October 17, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023101729
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper validation of specified quantity in input (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36839)

CWE-ID: -

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of specified quantity in input in the layer-2 control protocols daemon (l2cpd). A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted LLDP packet to the affected device to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.