#VU10150 Resource exhaustion in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2018-0004

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10150

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0004

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a sustained sequence of traffic that, when a certain command is issued by the administrator, will consume excessive CPU resources on the target system and cause the forwarding plane and/or control plane to become inaccessible.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 12.1X46-D50, 12.3R12-S7, 12.3X48-D30, 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9, 14.1X53-D30, 14.1X53-D34, 14.2R8, 15.1F6, 15.1R3, 15.1X49-D40, 15.1X53-D31, 15.1X53-D33, 15.1X53-D60, 16.1R1.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 12.1r - 12.1, 12.2x50 - 12.2, 12.3R10 - 12.3, 14.1R2-S10 - 14.1, 14.2R - 14.2, 15.1R - 15.1, 15.2

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External links
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10832

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.