CVE-2018-0048

Junos OS: Memory exhaustion denial of service vulnerability in Routing Protocols Daemon (RPD) with Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) support.

Description

A vulnerability in the Routing Protocols Daemon (RPD) with Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) support can allow a network based unauthenticated attacker to cause a severe memory exhaustion condition on the device. This can have an adverse impact on the system performance and availability. This issue only affects devices with JET support running Junos OS 17.2R1 and subsequent releases. Other versions of Junos OS are unaffected by this vulnerability. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3; 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D102, 17.2X75-D110; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3;

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3, 17.2X75-D102, 17.2X75-D110, 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3, 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2, 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3, 18.2R1, 18.2X75-D10, 18.3R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no viable workarounds for this issue.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.35% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105564 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041849 third party advisory vdb entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10882 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-0048?
CVE-2018-0048 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-0048?
To fix CVE-2018-0048: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3, 17.2X75-D102, 17.2X75-D110, 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3, 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2, 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3, 18.2R1, 18.2X75-D10, 18.3R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2018-0048 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-0048 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-0048?
CVE-2018-0048 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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