medium
6.5
CWE
232
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-36848: Junos OS: MX Series: The FPC will crash on receiving a malformed CFM packet

First published: Fri Jul 14 2023(Updated: )

An Improper Handling of Undefined Values vulnerability in the periodic packet management daemon (PPMD) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series(except MPC10, MPC11 and LC9600) allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When a malformed CFM packet is received, it leads to an FPC crash. Continued receipt of these packets causes a sustained denial of service. This vulnerability occurs only when CFM has been configured on the interface. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: versions prior to 19.1R3-S10 on MX Series; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7 on MX Series; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8 on MX Series; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S12 on MX Series; 20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions on MX Series; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S8 on MX Series; 20.3 version 20.3R1 and later versions on MX Series; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S7 on MX Series; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5 on MX Series; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S5 on MX Series; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S4 on MX Series; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S4 on MX Series; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3 on MX Series; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S1 on MX Series; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3 on MX Series; 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2 on MX Series.

Credit: sirt@juniper.net

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Junos OS Evolved=19.1
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r1
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r1-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r1-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r1-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r1-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r2
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r2-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s7
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s8
Junos OS Evolved=19.1-r3-s9
Junos OS Evolved=19.2
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s7
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s8
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r1-s9
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.2-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.3
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r1
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r2-s7
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.3-r3-s7
Junos OS Evolved=19.4
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r1-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r1-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r2-s7
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s10
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s11
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s7
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s8
Junos OS Evolved=19.4-r3-s9
Junos OS Evolved=20.1
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r1
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r1-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r1-s4
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r2
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r3
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=20.1-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=20.2
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r1-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r2-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=20.2-r3-s7
Junos OS Evolved=20.3
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r1
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r2
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r3
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=20.3-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=20.4
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=21.1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=21.2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=21.3
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.4
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1-s1
Juniper MX10
Juniper MX10000
Juniper MX10003
Juniper MX10008
Juniper MX10016
Juniper MX104
Juniper MX150
Juniper MX2008
Juniper MX2010
Juniper MX2020
Juniper MX204
Juniper MX240
Juniper MX40
Juniper MX480
Juniper MX5
Juniper MX80
Juniper MX960

Remedy

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 19.1R3-S10, 19.2R3-S7, 19.3R3-S8, 19.4R3-S12, 20.2R3-S8, 20.4R3-S7, 21.1R3-S5, 21.2R3-S5, 21.3R3-S4, 21.4R3-S4, 22.1R3-S3, 22.2R3-S1, 22.3R3, 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2, 23.1R1, and all subsequent releases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-36848?

    CVE-2023-36848 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) when exploited.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-36848?

    To fix CVE-2023-36848, you should update your Junos OS to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.

  • What types of Junos OS versions are affected by CVE-2023-36848?

    CVE-2023-36848 affects various versions of Junos OS, particularly version 19.1 and its subsequent releases.

  • Who can exploit CVE-2023-36848?

    CVE-2023-36848 can be exploited by an unauthenticated adjacent attacker.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2023-36848?

    The impact of CVE-2023-36848 is that it allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on affected devices.

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