What is CVE-2024-47496?

CVE-2024-47496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper 2x100ge_\+_4x10ge_mpc5e, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-47496?

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

Is CVE-2024-47496 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Juniper 2x100ge_\+_4x10ge_mpc5e

CVE-2024-47496

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When a specific command is executed, the pfe crashes. …

EPSS: 0.002 (10.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

sirt@juniper.net (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-47496?: CVE-2024-47496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper 2x100ge_\+_4x10ge_mpc5e, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-47496?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-47496 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.