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CVE-2024-21586

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper N

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and NFX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). If an affected device receives specific valid traffic destined to the device, it will cause the PFE to crash and restart. Continued receipt and processing of this traffic will create a sustained DoS condition.

This issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series: 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S7.9, 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S5.3, 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S4.11, 22.3 versions before 22.3R3, 22.4 versions before 22.4R3. This issue affects Junos OS on NFX Series: 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S8, 22.1 versions after 22.1R1, 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S5, 22.3 versions before 22.3R3, 22.4 versions before 22.4R3. Junos OS versions prior to 21.4R1 are not affected by this issue.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00531
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

1
juniper junosall versions

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · sirt@juniper.net
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Jul 2024 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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