What is CVE-2024-21609?

CVE-2024-21609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Csrx, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-21609?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Juniper Csrx

CVE-2024-21609

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the IKE daemon (iked) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with SPC3, and SRX Series allows an administratively adjacent attacker which is able to successfully esta…

EPSS: 0.003 (21.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Juniper Csrx
Juniper Junos — versions 20.4, 21.2, 21.3
Juniper Mx240
Juniper Mx480
Juniper Mx960
Juniper Srx100
Juniper Srx110
Juniper Srx1400
Juniper Srx1500
Juniper Srx1600

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
sirt@juniper.net (technical-description, Not Applicable)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21609?: CVE-2024-21609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Csrx, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-21609?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.