CVE-2017-10610

SRX Series: Embedded ICMP may cause the flowd process to crash

Description

On SRX Series devices, a crafted ICMP packet embedded within a NAT64 IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel may cause the flowd process to crash. Repeated crashes of the flowd process constitutes an extended denial of service condition for the SRX Series device. This issue only occurs if NAT64 is configured. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D71, 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D55, 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D100 on SRX Series. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • No viable workaround exists for this issue.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10813 vendor advisory
https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/task/configuration/nat-stateful-nat64-configuring.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10610?
CVE-2017-10610 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10610?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2017-10610: No viable workaround exists for this issue.
Is CVE-2017-10610 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-10610 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-10610?
CVE-2017-10610 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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