Juniper Junos IPv6 Exception Packet input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component IPv6 Exception Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-0058. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos (Router Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component IPv6 Exception Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Receipt of a specially crafted IPv6 exception packet may be able to trigger a kernel crash (vmcore), causing the device to reboot. The issue is specific to the processing of Broadband Edge (BBE) client route processing on MX Series subscriber management platforms, introduced by the Tomcat (Next Generation Subscriber Management) functionality in Junos OS 15.1. This issue affects no other platforms or configurations. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S2, 15.1R8 on MX Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S11, 16.1R7-S2, 16.1R8 on MX Series; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R3 on MX Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S9, 17.1R3 on MX Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3 on MX Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3-S2, 17.3R4 on MX Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2 on MX Series; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3 on MX Series; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S1, 18.2R2 on MX Series.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2018. The weakness was published 10/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at kb.juniper.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0058 since 11/15/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-125207, VDB-125204, VDB-125203 and VDB-125202. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/15/2017 🔍
10/10/2018 +328 days 🔍
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10/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/25/2023 +1687 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: kb.juniper.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-0058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125205
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2018 11:33 AM
Updated: 05/25/2023 07:29 AM
Changes: 10/11/2018 11:33 AM (57), 06/04/2020 10:17 AM (2), 05/25/2023 07:29 AM (14)
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