CVE-2024-39547

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: cRPD: Receipt of crafted TCP traffic can trigger high CPU utilization

Description

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the rpd-server of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved within cRPD allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker sending crafted TCP traffic to the routing engine (RE) to cause a CPU-based Denial of Service (DoS). If specially crafted TCP traffic is received by the control plane, or a TCP session terminates unexpectedly, it will cause increased control plane CPU utilization by the rpd-server process. While not explicitly required, the impact is more severe when RIB sharding is enabled. Task accounting shows unexpected reads by the RPD Server jobs for shards: user@junos> show task accounting detail ... read:RPD Server.0.0.0.0+780.192.168.0.78+48886 TOT:00000003.00379787 MAX:00000000.00080516 RUNS: 233888\ read:RPD Server.0.0.0.0+780.192.168.0.78+49144 TOT:00000004.00007565 MAX:00000000.00080360 RUNS: 233888\ read:RPD Server.0.0.0.0+780.192.168.0.78+49694 TOT:00000003.00600584 MAX:00000000.00080463 RUNS: 233888\ read:RPD Server.0.0.0.0+780.192.168.0.78+50246 TOT:00000004.00346998 MAX:00000000.00080338 RUNS: 233888\ This issue affects: Junos OS with cRPD:  * All versions before 21.2R3-S8,  * 21.4 before 21.4R3-S7,  * 22.1 before 22.1R3-S6,  * 22.2 before 22.2R3-S4,  * 22.3 before 22.3R3-S3,  * 22.4 before 22.4R3-S2,  * 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,  * 24.2 before 24.2R2;  Junos OS Evolved with cRPD:  * All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,  * 22.2 before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,  * 22.3 before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,  * 22.4 before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,  * 23.2 before 23.2R2-EVO.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 21.2R3-S8, 21.4R3-S7, 22.1R3-S6, 22.2R3-S4, 22.3R3-S3, 22.4R3-S2, 23.2R2-S2, 23.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved 21.4R3-S7-EVO, 22.2R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R3-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.4R1-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 0.05%
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-2024-39547?
CVE-2024-39547 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-39547?
To fix CVE-2024-39547: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 21.2R3-S8, 21.4R3-S7, 22.1R3-S6, 22.2R3-S4, 22.3R3-S3, 22.4R3-S2, 23.2R2-S2, 23.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved 21.4R3-S7-EVO, 22.2R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R3-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2024-39547 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-39547 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-2024-39547?
CVE-2024-39547 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.
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