Use of uninitialized resource in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2023-28967

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Use of uninitialized resource in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2023-28967

Published: April 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75118
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-28967
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) software. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger uninitialized usage of resources and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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