CVE-2024-47490

Junos OS Evolved: ACX 7000 Series: Receipt of specific transit MPLS packets causes resources to be exhausted

Description

An Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker to cause increased consumption of resources, ultimately resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). When specific transit MPLS packets are received by the PFE, these packets are internally forwarded to the Routing Engine (RE), rather than being handled appropriately. Continuous receipt of these MPLS packets causes resources to be exhausted. MPLS config is not required to be affected by this issue.  This issue affects Junos OS Evolved ACX 7000 Series:  * All versions before 21.4R3-S9-EVO, * 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,  * 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,  * 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,  * 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-EVO,  * 23.4-EVO before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 21.4R3-S9-EVO, 22.2R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R3-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, 24.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Category

7.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-47490?
CVE-2024-47490 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-47490?
To fix CVE-2024-47490: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 21.4R3-S9-EVO, 22.2R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R3-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, 24.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2024-47490 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-47490 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-2024-47490?
CVE-2024-47490 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.
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