#VU54911 Memory leak in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2021-0293
Published: July 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54911
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0293
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local 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 local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak each time the CLI command 'show system connections extensive' is executed. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.