Insufficient Resource Pool in Juniper Networks, Inc. products - CVE-2019-0056
Published: October 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21694
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-2019-0056
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS
MX480
MX960
MX2008
MX2010
MX2020
Juniper Junos OS
MX480
MX960
MX2008
MX2010
MX2020
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
The vulnerability exists due to the device's resource pool is not large enough to handle peak demand. A remote attacker can cause the device's Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) states to transition to Down and perform a denial of service attack.
Note: This issue only affects devices with three (3) or more MPC10's installed in a single chassis with OSPF enabled and configured on the device.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0056
Install updates from vendor's website.