VDB-125195 · CVE-2018-0048 · BID 105564

Juniper Junos RPD resource consumption

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A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos (Router Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component RPD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the Routing Protocols Daemon (RPD) with Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) support can allow a network based unauthenticated attacker to cause a severe memory exhaustion condition on the device. This can have an adverse impact on the system performance and availability. This issue only affects devices with JET support running Junos OS 17.2R1 and subsequent releases. Other versions of Junos OS are unaffected by this vulnerability. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3; 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D102, 17.2X75-D110; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3;

The bug was discovered 10/10/2018. The weakness was published 10/10/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.juniper.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0048 since 11/15/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118232 (Juniper Junos Memory Exhaustion RDP DOS with JET support (JSA10882)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Junos Local Security Checks and running in the context c.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118232). Similar entries are available at 125198, 125197, 125196 and 125192.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 118232
Nessus Name: Juniper Junos Memory Exhaustion RDP DOS with JET support (JSA10882)
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Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: kb.juniper.net
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CVE: CVE-2018-0048 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041849
SecurityFocus: 105564 - Juniper Junos CVE-2018-0048 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 10/11/2018 11:08
Updated: 05/23/2023 21:19
Changes: 10/11/2018 11:08 (66), 06/04/2020 09:52 (5), 05/23/2023 21:09 (4), 05/23/2023 21:19 (12)
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