Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Junos OS Evolved and Junos OS - CVE-2023-44186
Published: October 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82106
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-2023-44186
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of exceptional conditions in AS PATH processing when the router has Non-Stop Routing (NSR) enabled. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a BGP update message with an AS PATH containing a large number of 4-byte ASes and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Junos OS Evolved
Junos OS
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-44186
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 20.4R3-S8-EVO, 21.2R3-S6-EVO, 21.3R3-S5-EVO, 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.2R3-S2-EVO, 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO, 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.3R1-EVO
Junos OS - addressed in versions 20.4R3-S8, 21.2R3-S6, 21.3R3-S5, 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3-S2, 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3-S1, 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3, 23.2R2, 23.3R1
Junos OS - addressed in versions 20.4R3-S8, 21.2R3-S6, 21.3R3-S5, 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3-S2, 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3-S1, 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3, 23.2R2, 23.3R1