Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS

Published: 2024-04-11

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-30380
CWE-ID	CWE-755
Exploitation vector	Local network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Juniper Junos OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Junos OS Evolved Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Juniper Networks, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper handling of exceptional conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU88447

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30380

CWE-ID: CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of exceptional conditions error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS), which causes the l2cpd process to crash by sending a specific TLV.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 20.4R1 - 23.4R1-S1

Junos OS Evolved: 21.2-EVO - 23.2R1-EVO

External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2024-04-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-and-Junos-OS-Evolved-l2cpd-crash-upon-receipt-of-a-specific-TLV-CVE-2024-30380

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.