#VU47667 Input validation error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2020-1668 

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#VU47667 Input validation error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2020-1668

Published: October 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47667
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1668
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to receipt of a stream of specific multicast packets by the layer2 interface can cause high CPU load. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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