Local denial of service in Junos OS pfe



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-47501
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Juniper Junos OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Juniper Networks, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU98394

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47501

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the packet forwarding engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX304, MX with MPC10/11/LC9600, and EX9200 with EX9200-15C. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 21.2R1-S1 - 22.1R1-S2

CPE2.3 External links

https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2024-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-MX304-MX-with-MPC10-11-LC9600-and-EX9200-with-EX9200-15C-In-a-VPLS-or-Junos-Fusion-scenario-specific-show-commands-cause-an-FPC-crash-CVE-2024-47501


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.



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