Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in Junos OS - CVE-2023-28968
Published: April 14, 2023 / Updated: November 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75136
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28968
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly controlled sequential memory allocation in the Juniper Networks Deep Packet Inspection-Decoder (JDPI-Decoder) Application Signature component. A remote attacker can cause the policies that rely on JDPI-Decoder actions to fail open.
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-28968
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 19.4R3-S11, 20.2R3-S7, 20.4R3-S6, 21.1R3-S5, 21.2R3-S4, 21.3R3-S3, 21.4R3-S3, 22.1R3-S1, 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3, 22.3R1-S2, 22.3R2, 22.4R1