Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2024-47507

 

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2024-47507

Published: October 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98406
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47507
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS
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 improper error handling in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) when handling BGP update messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted BGP update message, which contains the aggregator attribute with an ASN value of zero (0), and cause issues for the downstream BGP peers receiving this.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-47507

Install updates from vendor's website.

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