Unchecked Return Value in Junos OS - CVE-2023-28975
Published: April 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75096
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28975
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value in the kernel. An attacker with physical access to device can connect a malicious USB device to a USB port of the routing-engine (RE) and crash the OS kernel.
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-28975
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 19.4R3-S10, 20.2R3-S7, 20.3R3-S6, 20.4R3-S5, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S4, 21.3R3-S3, 21.4R3-S2, 22.1R2-S2, 22.1R3, 22.2R2, 22.3R1-S1, 22.3R2, 22.4R2, 23.1R1