First published: Wed Jan 10 2018(Updated: )
A high rate of VLAN authentication attempts sent from an adjacent host on the local broadcast domain can trigger high memory utilization by the BBE subscriber management daemon (bbe-smgd), and lead to a denial of service condition. The issue was caused by attempting to process an unbounded number of pending VLAN authentication requests, leading to excessive memory allocation. This issue only affects devices configured for DHCPv4/v6 over AE auto-sensed VLANs, utilized in Broadband Edge (BBE) deployments. Other configurations are unaffected by this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R6-S2, 15.1R7; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R5-S1, 16.1R6; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S2, 16.2R3; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S5, 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R2.
Credit: sirt@juniper.net
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Juniper Junos | =15.1 | |
Juniper Junos | =15.1-r1 | |
Juniper Junos | =15.1-r2 | |
Juniper Junos | =15.1-r3 | |
Juniper Junos | =15.1-r4 | |
Juniper Junos | =15.1-r5 | |
Juniper Junos | =15.1-r7 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.1 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.1-r1 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.1-r2 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.1-r3 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.1-r4 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.1-r6 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.2-r1 | |
Juniper Junos | =16.2-r3 | |
Juniper Junos | =17.1-r1 | |
Juniper Junos | =17.1-r3 | |
Juniper Junos | =17.2-r1 |
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 15.1R6-S2, 15.1R7, 16.1R5-S1, 16.1R6, 16.2R2-S2, 16.2R3, 17.1R2-S5*, 17.1R3*, 17.2R2, 17.3R1, 17.4R1, and all subsequent releases. *pending release
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CVE-2018-0006 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.
To address CVE-2018-0006, it's recommended to update to the latest patched version of Junos.
CVE-2018-0006 affects various versions of Junos, including versions 15.1, 16.1, and 17.1.
CVE-2018-0006 involves an attack through a high rate of VLAN authentication attempts leading to high memory utilization.
CVE-2018-0006 can be exploited locally by an adjacent host on the same broadcast domain.