Resource management error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2018-0045
Published: October 10, 2018 / Updated: October 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15309
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0045
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS
Juniper Junos OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability is caused by improper resources management when the Junos OS device is configured for Draft-Rosen multicast virtual private network (MVPN). A remote attacker can repeatedly send the same specific Draft-Rosen MVPN control packet to the affected device and cause the routing protocol daemon (RPD) process to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0045
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 12.1X46-D77, 12.3R12-S10, 12.3X48-D70, 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7, 15.1X49-D140, 15.1X53-D233, 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490, 15.1X53-D59, 15.1X53-D67, 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S3, 16.1R7, 16.2R1-S6, 16.2R2-S6, 16.2R3, 17.1R1-S7, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3, 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2, 18.1R2, 18.2R1, 18.2X75-D5.