#VU10150 Resource exhaustion in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2018-0004
Published: January 15, 2018 / Updated: January 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10150
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.
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.
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.
Remediation
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.