Memory leak in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-44193
Published: October 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82074
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44193
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE). A local authenticated user can cause an FPC crash and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.