Local denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved NETCONF
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-44184 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Junos OS Evolved Operating systems & Components / Operating system Juniper Junos OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Juniper Networks, Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU82388
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44184
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the management daemon (mgd) process. A local user can execute a specific command via NETCONF and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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Vulnerable software versionsJunos OS Evolved: 21.4R1-EVO - 22.4R1-S2-EVO
Juniper Junos OS: 20.4 - 22.4R1-S1
External linkshttp://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA73147
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
