Medium severity · published Jul 10, 2024
CVE-2024-39559
Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of a specific TCP packet may result in a system crash (vmcore) on dual RE systems with NSR enabled
5.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in packet processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved may allow a network-based unauthenticated attacker to crash the device (vmcore) by sending a specific TCP packet over an established TCP session with MD5 authentication enabled, destined to an accessible port on the device, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). The receipt of this packet must occur within a specific timing window outside the attacker's control (i.e., race condition).
Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
This issue only affects dual RE systems with Nonstop Active Routing (NSR) enabled.
Exploitation can only occur over TCP sessions with MD5 authentication enabled (e.g., BGP with MD5 authentication).
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:
* All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO,
* from 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S6-EVO,
* from 22.1-EVO before 22.1R3-S4-EVO,
* from 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,
* from 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
* from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R2-S2-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Junos OS Evolved · Juniper Networks
before 21.2R3-S8-EVO; 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S6-EVO; 22.1-EVO before 22.1R3-S4-EVO; 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S4-EVO; 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S3-EVO; 22.4-EVO before 22.4R2-S2-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39559
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39559
Vendor Advisory
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83019
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