Resource management error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2018-0030

 

Resource management error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2018-0030

Published: July 16, 2018 / Updated: July 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13876
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0030
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability is caused by improper resources management when processing MPLS packets. A remote attacker can repeatedly send specially crafted MPLS packets to the affected device causing it to constantly reload.

The vulnerability affects MPC7/8/9, PTX-FPC3 (FPC-P1, FPC-P2) line cards and PTX1K.



How to mitigate CVE-2018-0030

Install updates from vendor's website.

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