CVE-2013-6170

Description

Juniper Junos 10.0 before 10.0S28, 10.4 before 10.4R7, 11.1 before 11.1R5, 11.2 before 11.2R2, and 11.4 before 11.4R1, when in a Next-Generation Multicast VPN (NGEN MVPN) environment, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RPD routing daemon crash) via a large number of crafted PIM (S,G) join requests.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029176 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62973 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/55216 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10548 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6170?
CVE-2013-6170 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6170?
To fix CVE-2013-6170, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6170 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-6170 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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