Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU75134

Memory leak in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2023-28982

Published: April 14, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU75134

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28982

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the routing protocol daemon. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Affected software

Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved

How to mitigate CVE-2023-28982

Install updates from vendor's website.

Junos OS - addressed in versions 20.3R3-S2, 20.4R3-S6, 21.1R3, 21.2R3, 21.3R2, 21.4R1
Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 20.4R3-S6-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R2-EVO, 21.4R1-EVO

External References

https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2023-04-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-and-Junos-OS-Evolved-In-a-BGP-rib-sharding-scenario-when-a-route-is-frequently-updated-an-rpd-memory-leak-will-occur-CVE-2023-28982

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