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CVE-2020-1604

6.5 · MEDIUM

On EX4300, EX4600, QFX3500, and QFX5100 Series, a vulnerability in the IP firewall filter component may cause the firewall filter evaluation of certain packets to fail.

Published Jan 15, 2020CWE-284EPSS 0.85%

Overview

CVE-2020-1604 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 15, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

On EX4300, EX4600, QFX3500, and QFX5100 Series, a vulnerability in the IP firewall filter component may cause the firewall filter evaluation of certain packets to fail. This issue only affects firewall filter evaluation of certain packets destined to the device Routing Engine (RE). This issue does not affect the Layer 2 firewall filter evaluation nor does it affect the Layer 3 firewall filter evaluation destined to connected hosts. This issue may occur when evaluating both IPv4 or IPv6 packets. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D12 on QFX5100 Series and EX4600 Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D52 on QFX3500 Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D48 on EX4300 Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S3 on EX4300 Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7 on EX4300 Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3 on EX4300 Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3 on EX4300 Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3 on EX4300 Series; 17.4 version

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1604?

CVE-2020-1604 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 15, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2020-1604?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-1604?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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