What is CVE-2023-44178?

CVE-2023-44178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-44178?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Juniper Junos

CVE-2023-44178

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the CLI command of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a low privileged attacker to execute a specific CLI commands leading to Denial of Service. Repeated actions by the attacker will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects Juniper Networks: Junos OS * All versions prior to 19.1R3-S10; * 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7; * 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8; * 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S12; * 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S8; * 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S8; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6; * 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S2; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1; * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2-S1; * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R2.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Juniper Junos — versions 20.4, 21.2, 21.3
Juniper Junos_os_evolved — versions 20.4, 21.2, 21.3
Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions 0, 19.2, 19.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44178?: CVE-2023-44178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-44178?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.