Vulnerability identifier: #VU52323
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) server. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Juniper Junos OS: 16.1R1 - 16.1R7-S8, 16.1R7-S7, 16.2 - 16.2R3, 17.1 - 17.1R3-S1, 17.1R3-S2, 17.2R1 - 17.2R3-S4, 17.3R1 - 17.3R3-S10, 17.4R1 - 17.4R3-S3, 17.4R2-S9, 18.1R1 - 18.1R3-S11, 18.2R1 - 18.2R3-S6, 18.3R1 - 18.3R3-S3, 18.3R3-S1, 18.3R2-S3, 18.4R1 - 18.4R3-S6, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R1-S5, 19.1R - 19.1R3-S4, 19.1R1-S4, 19.2R1 - 19.2R3-S1, 19.2R1-S4, 19.3R2 - 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R1 - 19.3R3-S1, 19.3R1-S1, 19.4R2 - 19.4R3-S1, 19.4R1 - 19.4R1-S3, 20.1R1 - 20.1R2, 20.2R1 - 20.2R2-S1, 20.3R1
External links
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA11124&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST
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.