Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2024-39562
Published: July 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94342
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39562
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Junos OS Evolved
Junos OS Evolved
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of resource after rffective lifetime within the xinetd process. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-39562
Install updates from vendor's website.