Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2024-39541

 

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2024-39541

Published: July 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94642
CSH Severity: Low
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-2024-39541
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of errors in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd). A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted input and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved

How to mitigate CVE-2024-39541

Install updates from vendor's website.

Junos OS - addressed in versions 22.4R3-S1, 23.2R2, 23.4R1-S1, 23.4R2
Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 22.4R3-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO

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