Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-28970

 

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-28970

Published: April 13, 2023 / Updated: November 8, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75109
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-2023-28970
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error in packet processing on the network interfaces of Juniper Networks Junos OS on JRR200 route reflector appliances. A remote attacker can send a specific packet to the device to cause a kernel crash.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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