Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-44203

 

Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-44203

Published: October 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82111
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44203
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper check or handling of exceptional conditions error in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) when a specific IGMP packet is received in an isolated VLAN. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability affects QFX5000 series, EX2300, EX3400, EX4100, EX4400 and EX4600 platforms only.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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