Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-28976
Published: April 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75095
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-2023-28976
CWE-ID: CWE-754
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the packet forwarding engine (pfe). If specific traffic is received on MX Series and its rate exceeds the respective DDoS protection limit the ingress PFE will crash and restart.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-28976
Install updates from vendor's website.