#VU82300 Improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints in Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2023-44196

 

#VU82300 Improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints in Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2023-44196

Published: October 23, 2023 / Updated: October 30, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82300
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44196
CWE-ID: CWE-923
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Junos OS Evolved
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 improper restriction of communication channel to intended endpoints in the NetworkStack agent daemon (nsagentd). 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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