CVE-2024-39541: junos — Fix

Description

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When conflicting information (IP or ISO addresses) about a node is added to the Traffic Engineering (TE) database and then a subsequent operation attempts to process these, rpd will crash and restart. This issue affects: Junos OS: * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S1, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R1-S1, 23.4R2, This issue does not affect Junos OS versions earlier than 22.4R1. Junos OS Evolved: * 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved versions earlier than before 22.4R1.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-755 CWE-755

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83001 https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83001

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-39541? +

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When conflicting information (IP or ISO addresses) about a node is added to the Traffic Engineering (TE) database and then a subsequent operation attempts to process these, rpd will crash and restart. This issue affects: Junos OS: * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S1, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R1-S1, 23.4R2, This issue does not affect Junos OS versions earlier than 22.4R1. Junos OS Evolved: * 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved versions earlier than before 22.4R1. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-39541? +

CVE-2024-39541 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-39541? +

CVE-2024-39541 affects products from juniper, specifically: junos, junos_os_evolved. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-39541? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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