Reachable assertion in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2023-44175
Published: October 25, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82384
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-2023-44175
CWE-ID: CWE-617
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 reachable assertion error in the routing protocol daemon (rpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specific genuine PIM packets to the device resulting in rpd to crash causing a Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected software
Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved
Junos OS Evolved
How to mitigate CVE-2023-44175
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 20.4R3-S7, 21.2R3-S5, 21.3R3-S4, 21.4R3-S4, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3, 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3, 22.4R2, 22.4R3, 23.2R1
Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 22.3R3-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-EVO
Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 22.3R3-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-EVO