#VU85272 Incomplete cleanup in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2024-21617

 

#VU85272 Incomplete cleanup in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2024-21617

Published: January 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85272
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-2024-21617
CWE-ID: CWE-459
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 non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete cleanup error in Nonstop active routing (NSR) component. A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause memory leak leading to Denial of Service (DoS).


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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