CVE-2019-0051

SRX5000 Series: Denial of Service vulnerability in SSL-Proxy feature.

Description

SSL-Proxy feature on SRX devices fails to handle a hardware resource limitation which can be exploited by remote SSL/TLS servers to crash the flowd daemon. Repeated crashes of the flowd daemon can result in an extended denial of service condition. For this issue to occur, clients protected by the SRX device must initiate a connection to the malicious server. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX5000 Series: 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D85; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D180; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S7; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S8; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 12.3X48-D85, 15.1X49-D180, 17.3R3-S7 (pending), 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S8 (pending), 18.2R3, 18.3R2, 18.4R2, 19.1R2, 19.2R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no viable workarounds for this issue.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10973 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-0051?
CVE-2019-0051 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-0051?
To fix CVE-2019-0051: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 12.3X48-D85, 15.1X49-D180, 17.3R3-S7 (pending), 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S8 (pending), 18.2R3, 18.3R2, 18.4R2, 19.1R2, 19.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2019-0051 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-0051 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-2019-0051?
CVE-2019-0051 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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