SB2024011078 - Improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Junos OS
Published: January 10, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024011078
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36842)
CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
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 non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions error in Juniper DHCP Daemon (jdhcpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause the jdhcpd to consume all the CPU cycles resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.