CVE-2018-0051

Junos OS: Denial of Service vulnerability in MS-PIC, MS-MIC, MS-MPC, MS-DPC and SRX flow daemon (flowd) related to SIP ALG

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability in the SIP application layer gateway (ALG) component of Junos OS based platforms allows an attacker to crash MS-PIC, MS-MIC, MS-MPC, MS-DPC or SRX flow daemon (flowd) process. This issue affects Junos OS devices with NAT or stateful firewall configuration in combination with the SIP ALG enabled. SIP ALG is enabled by default on SRX Series devices except for SRX-HE devices. SRX-HE devices have SIP ALG disabled by default. The status of ALGs in SRX device can be obtained by executing the command: show security alg status Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D77; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D70; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D140; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R7-S1; 15.1F6; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R6-S1, 16.1R7; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S7, 16.2R3; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R1-S5, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve these specific issues: 12.1X46-D77, 12.3X48-D70, 12.3X48-D75, 14.1X53-D47, 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R7-S1, 15.1X49-D140, 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490, 15.1X53-D59, 15.1X53-D67, 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R6-S1, 16.1R7, 16.2R2-S7, 16.2R3, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3, 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3, 17.3R1-S5, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3, 17.4R2, 18.1R1, 18.1X75-D10, 18.2R1, 18.2X75-D5, and all subsequent releases. This fix has also been proactively committed into other releases that might not support SIP ALG configuration.

Workaround:

  • Disable the use of the SIP ALG feature if it is not needed.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10885 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041852 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-0051?
CVE-2018-0051 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-0051?
To fix CVE-2018-0051: The following software releases have been updated to resolve these specific issues: 12.1X46-D77, 12.3X48-D70, 12.3X48-D75, 14.1X53-D47, 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R7-S1, 15.1X49-D140, 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490, 15.1X53-D59, 15.1X53-D67, 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R6-S1, 16.1R7, 16.2R2-S7, 16.2R3, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3, 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3, 17.3R1-S5, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3, 17.4R2, 18.1R1, 18.1X75-D10, 18.2R1, 18.2X75-D5, and all subsequent releases. This fix has also been proactively committed into other releases that might not support SIP ALG configuration.
Is CVE-2018-0051 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-0051 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-2018-0051?
CVE-2018-0051 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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