Improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-36842

 

Improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-36842

Published: January 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85283
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-2023-36842
CWE-ID: CWE-754
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 for unusual or exceptional conditions error in Juniper DHCP Daemon (jdhcpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause the jdhcpd to consume all the CPU cycles resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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