#VU98397 Out-of-bounds read in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2024-39516
Published: October 11, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98397
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-39516
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Junos OS Evolved
Juniper Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
An Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker sending a specifically malformed BGP packet to cause rpd to crash and restart, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.