SB2024101111 - Remote denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved rpd
Published: October 11, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024101111
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39525)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of exceptional conditions in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) when BGP nexthop traceoptions is enabled. A remote attacker can send a specific BGP packet to cause rpd to crash and restart.
This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.