Buffer overflow in Juniper Junos
CVE-2018-0002
On SRX Series and MX Series devices with a Service PIC with any ALG enabled, a crafted TCP/IP response packet processed through the device results in memory corruption leading to a flowd daemon crash. Sustained crafted response packets lead to repeated crashes of the flowd daemon which results in an extended Denial of Service condition. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D60 on SRX series; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D35 on SRX series; 14.1 versions prior to 14.1R9 on MX series; 14.2 versions prior to 14.2R8 on MX series; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D60 on SRX series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R5-S8, 15.1F6-S9, 15.1R6-S4, 15.1R7 on MX series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R6 on MX series; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R3 on MX series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S4, 17.1R3 on MX series. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (73.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Juniper Junos — versions 12.1x46, 12.3x48, 14.1
- Juniper Mx10
- Juniper Mx104
- Juniper Mx2010
- Juniper Mx2020
- Juniper Mx240
- Juniper Mx40
- Juniper Mx480
- Juniper Mx5
- Juniper Mx80
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sirt@juniper.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0002?
- CVE-2018-0002 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2018-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0002?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-0002 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.