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
- Juniper Acx7020
- Juniper Acx7024
- Juniper Acx7024x
- Juniper Acx7100
- Juniper Acx7300
- Juniper Acx7509
- Juniper Junos_os_evolved — versions 21.2, 21.4, 22.2
- Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved — versions 0, 21.4-EVO, 22.2-EVO
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
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.