Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2023 · Assigned by juniper
CVE-2023-28985SRX Series and MX Series: An FPC core is observed when IDP is enabled on the device and a specific malformed SSL packet is received
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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) of Juniper Networks SRX Series and MX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt of this specific packet will cause a sustained Denial of Service condition. On all SRX Series and MX Series platforms, where IDP is enabled and a specific malformed SSL packet is received, the SSL detector crashes leading to an FPC core. This issue affects Juniper Networks SRX Series and MX Series prior to SigPack 3598. In order to identify the current SigPack version, following command can be used: user@junos# show security idp security-package-version
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | unspecified – before SigPack 3598 |
Weakness: CWE-1286 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H