Incomplete cleanup in Junos OS - CVE-2024-21617
Published: January 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85272
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21617
CWE-ID: CWE-459
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
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 incomplete cleanup error in Nonstop active routing (NSR) component. A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause memory leak leading to Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-21617
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 21.2R3-S5, 21.3R3-S4, 21.4R3-S4, 22.1R3-S2, 22.2R3-S2, 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3, 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2, 23.2R1