Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2023 · Assigned by juniper

CVE-2023-44196Junos OS Evolved: PTX10003 Series: Packets which are not destined to the router can reach the RE

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Junos OS Evolved 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 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10003 Series allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause an impact to the integrity of the system. When specific transit MPLS packets are received by the PFE, these packets are internally forwarded to the RE. This issue is a prerequisite for CVE-2023-44195. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: * All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8-EVO; * 21.1-EVO version 21.1R1-EVO and later; * 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R3-S6-EVO; * 21.3-EVO version 21.3R1-EVO and later; * 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S3-EVO; * 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R3-S4-EVO; * 22.2-EVO versions prior to 22.2R3-S3-EVO; * 22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO; * 22.4-EVO versions prior to 22.4R2-EVO.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 0 – before 20.4R3-S8-EVO21.1R1-EVO – before 21.1*-EVO21.2-EVO – before 21.2R3-S6-EVO21.3R1-EVO – before 21.3*-EVO21.4-EVO – before 21.4R3-S3-EVO22.1-EVO – before 22.1R3-S4-EVO22.2-EVO – before 22.2R3-S3-EVO22.3-EVO – before 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO

Weakness: CWE-754 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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