Improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Junos OS - CVE-2024-30384

 

Improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Junos OS - CVE-2024-30384

Published: April 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88454
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30384
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions error in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE). A local authenticated user can cause a Denial-of-Service (Dos).

If a specific CLI command is issued, a PFE crash will occur.

This will cause traffic forwarding to be interrupted until the system self-recovers.


Affected software

Junos OS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-30384

Install updates from vendor's website.

Junos OS - addressed in versions 20.4R3-S10, 21.2R3-S7, 21.4R3-S6

External References

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