Juniper Junos Packet Forwarding Engine IPv6 Packet memory leak

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Juniper Junos (Router Operating System) (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Packet Forwarding Engine. The manipulation as part of a IPv6 Packet leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

memory leak in juniper junos packet forwarding engine (pfe) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and device reboot) via certain ipv6 packets.

The weakness was shared 12/06/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0468. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16548).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 96209
OpenVAS Name: Junos CVE-2004-0468
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05/12/2004 🔍
12/06/2004 +208 days 🔍
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12/01/2005 +360 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +3375 days 🔍
06/30/2021 +2315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0468 (🔍)
X-Force: 16548
Vulnerability Center: 9797 - Memory Leak in Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) via Crafted PIv6 Packets, High
SecurityFocus: 10636
Secunia: 11950

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 15:28
Updated: 06/30/2021 14:32
Changes: 02/27/2015 15:28 (57), 04/29/2019 07:03 (2), 06/30/2021 14:32 (3)
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