Improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2024-39530
Published: July 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94343
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-2024-39530
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS
Juniper Junos OS
Detailed vulnerability 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 the chassis management daemon (chassisd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
If an attempt is made to access specific sensors on platforms not supporting these sensors, either via GRPC or netconf, chassisd will crash and restart leading to a restart of all FPCs and thereby a complete outage.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-39530
Install updates from vendor's website.