Buffer overflow in Juniper Acx7020

CVE-2024-39538

A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input vulnerability in the PFE management daemon (evo-pfemand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7000 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a  Denial-of-Service (DoS)…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39538?
CVE-2024-39538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Acx7020, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-39538?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-39538 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.