#VU78283 Input validation error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-36848

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#VU78283 Input validation error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2023-36848

Published: July 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78283
Vulnerability risk: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36848
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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the periodic packet management daemon (PPMD) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series(except MPC10, MPC11 and LC9600). A remote attacker on the local network can send a malformed CFM packet to the affected device and crash the FPC.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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