CVE-2024-39542

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A malformed CFM packet or specific transit traffic leads to FPC crash

Description

An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC10/11 or LC9600, MX304, and Junos OS Evolved on ACX Series and PTX Series allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). This issue can occur in two scenarios: 1. If a device, which is configured with SFLOW and ECMP, receives specific valid transit traffic, which is subject to sampling, the packetio process crashes, which in turn leads to an evo-aftman crash and causes the FPC to stop working until it is restarted. (This scenario is only applicable to PTX but not to ACX or MX.) 2. If a device receives a malformed CFM packet on an interface configured with CFM, the packetio process crashes, which in turn leads to an evo-aftman crash and causes the FPC to stop working until it is restarted. Please note that the CVSS score is for the formally more severe issue 1. The CVSS score for scenario 2. is: 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) This issue affects Junos OS: * All versions before 21.2R3-S4, * 21.4 versions before 21.4R2, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S2;  Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO, * 21.4 versions before 21.4R2-EVO.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 21.2R3-S4, 21.4R2, 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3, 22.3R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 21.2R3-S8-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Category

8.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-39542?
CVE-2024-39542 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-39542?
To fix CVE-2024-39542: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 21.2R3-S4, 21.4R2, 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3, 22.3R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 21.2R3-S8-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2024-39542 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-39542 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-2024-39542?
CVE-2024-39542 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.
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