CVE-2024-30401

5.9 · MEDIUM

Published Apr 12, 2024 juniper CWE-125 EPSS 0.58% (45th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-30401 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting juniper junos. It was published on April 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

An Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in the advanced forwarding management process aftman of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC10E, MPC11, MX10K-LC9600 line cards, MX304, and EX9200-15C, may allow an attacker to exploit a stack-based buffer overflow, leading to a reboot of the FPC.

Through code review, it was determined that the interface definition code for aftman could read beyond a buffer boundary, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.

This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series and EX9200-15C:

* from 21.2 before 21.2R3-S1,

* from 21.4 before 21.4R3,

* from 22.1 before 22.1R2,

* from 22.2 before 22.2R2;

This issue does not affect:

* versions of Junos OS prior to 20.3R1;

* any version of Junos OS 20.4.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from juniper. Update junos to the latest patched version. 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.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref supportportal.juniper.net/JSA79110 Ref www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Ref supportportal.juniper.net/JSA79110 Ref www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-30401?

CVE-2024-30401 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting juniper junos. It was published on April 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-30401?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, 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-2024-30401?

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