Memory leak in Junos OS - CVE-2023-44193
Published: October 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82074
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44193
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-44193
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 20.4R3-S7, 21.1R3-S5, 21.2R3-S4, 21.3R3-S4, 21.4R3-S3, 22.1R3-S1, 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3, 22.3R1-S2, 22.3R2, 22.4R1