CVE-2020-1628

Junos OS: EX4300: Traffic from the network internal to the device (128.0.0.0) may be forwarded to egress interfaces

Description

Juniper Networks Junos OS uses the 128.0.0.0/2 subnet for internal communications between the RE and PFEs. It was discovered that packets utilizing these IP addresses may egress an EX4300 switch, leaking configuration information such as heartbeats, kernel versions, etc. out to the Internet, leading to an information exposure vulnerability. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D53 on EX4300; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S6 on EX4300; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D200, 15.1X49-D210 on EX4300; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S7 on EX4300; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S11, 17.1R3-S2 on EX4300; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S3 on EX4300; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S7 on EX4300; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3 on EX4300; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S8 on EX4300; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S2 on EX4300; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3, 18.3R3-S1 on EX4300; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3 on EX4300; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2 on EX4300; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R2 on EX4300; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R1-S1, 19.3R2 on EX4300.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 14.1X53-D53, 15.1R7-S6, 15.1X49-D200, 15.1X49-D210, 16.1R7-S7, 17.1R2-S11, 17.1R3-S2, 17.2R3-S3, 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S7, 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S8, 18.2R3-S2, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3, 18.3R3-S1, 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3, 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2, 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R2, 19.3R1-S1, 19.3R2, 19.4R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • Configure a firewall filter to discard packets sourced from the internal network. Disabling the net.transit_re sysctl flag will also cause management traffic forwarded to the PFE ports to be dropped: % sysctl -w net.transit_re=0 Note that sysctl flags do not survive a reboot.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11008 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1628?
CVE-2020-1628 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-1628?
To fix CVE-2020-1628: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 14.1X53-D53, 15.1R7-S6, 15.1X49-D200, 15.1X49-D210, 16.1R7-S7, 17.1R2-S11, 17.1R3-S2, 17.2R3-S3, 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S7, 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S8, 18.2R3-S2, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3, 18.3R3-S1, 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3, 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2, 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R2, 19.3R1-S1, 19.3R2, 19.4R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2020-1628 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-1628 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-2020-1628?
CVE-2020-1628 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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