CVE-2020-1657

Junos OS: SRX Series: An attacker sending spoofed packets to IPSec peers may cause a Denial of Service.

Description

On SRX Series devices, a vulnerability in the key-management-daemon (kmd) daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to spoof packets targeted to IPSec peers before a security association (SA) is established thereby causing a failure to set up the IPSec channel. Sustained receipt of these spoofed packets can cause a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 implementations. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D90; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D190; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S9; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S6, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2. This issue does not affect 12.3 or 15.1 releases which are non-SRX Series releases.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 12.3X48-D90, 15.1X49-D190, 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S9, 18.2R3, 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3, 18.4R1-S6, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3, 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2, 19.2R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11050 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1657?
CVE-2020-1657 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-1657?
To fix CVE-2020-1657: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 12.3X48-D90, 15.1X49-D190, 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S9, 18.2R3, 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3, 18.4R1-S6, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3, 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2, 19.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2020-1657 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-1657 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-2020-1657?
CVE-2020-1657 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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