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CVE-2018-0022 — A Junos device with VPLS routing-instances configured on one or more interfaces

A Junos device with VPLS routing-instances configured on one or more interfaces may be susceptible to an mbuf leak when processing a specific MPLS packet. Approximately 1 mbuf is leaked per each packet processed. The number of mbufs is platform dependent. The following command pr

CVSS
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
1.35% (top 20.10%)
CWE
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Published
2018-04-11T19:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T19:11:03.489Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A Junos device with VPLS routing-instances configured on one or more interfaces may be susceptible to an mbuf leak when processing a specific MPLS packet. Approximately 1 mbuf is leaked per each packet processed. The number of mbufs is platform dependent. The following command provides the number of mbufs that are currently in use and maximum number of mbufs that can be allocated on a platform: >…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Juniper NetworksJunos OS12.1X46, 12.3X48, 14.1, 14.1X53, 14.2, 15.1, 15.1X49, 16.1, 16.2, 17.1, 17.2
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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