Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2020 · Assigned by juniper

CVE-2020-1608Junos OS: MX Series: In BBE configurations, receipt of a specific MPLS or IPv6 packet causes a Denial of Service

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Junos OS from Juniper Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Receipt of a specific MPLS or IPv6 packet on the core facing interface of an MX Series device configured for Broadband Edge (BBE) service may trigger a kernel crash (vmcore), causing the device to reboot. The issue is specific to the processing of packets destined to BBE clients connected to MX Series subscriber management platforms. This issue affects MX Series running Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.2 versions starting from17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3 and later releases, prior to 17.2R3-S3; 17.3 versions starting from 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3-S2 and later releases, prior to 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S5; 17.4 versions starting from 17.4R2 and later releases, prior to 17.4R2-S7,17.4R3; 18.1 versions starting from 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3 and later releases, prior to 18.1R3-S6; 18.2 versions starting from18.2R1-S1, 18.2R2 and later releases, prior to 18.2R3-S2; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D51, 18.2X75-D60; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S3, 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S2, 19.2R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 17.2R2-S6.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3 – before 17.2*17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3-S2 – before 17.3*17.4R2 – before 17.4*18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3 – before 18.1*18.2R1-S1, 18.2R2 – before 18.2*18.2X75 – before 18.2X75-D51, 18.2X75-D6018.3 – before 18.3R3

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