CVE-2019-0006 — A certain crafted HTTP packet can trigger an uninitialized function pointer defe

A certain crafted HTTP packet can trigger an uninitialized function pointer deference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine manager (fxpc) on all EX, QFX and MX Series devices in a Virtual Chassis configuration. This issue can result in a crash of the fxpc daemon or may p

01What is this vulnerability?

A certain crafted HTTP packet can trigger an uninitialized function pointer deference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine manager (fxpc) on all EX, QFX and MX Series devices in a Virtual Chassis configuration. This issue can result in a crash of the fxpc daemon or may potentially lead to remote code execution. This issue only occurs when the crafted packet it destined to the device…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Juniper Networks	Junos OS	14.1X53, 15.1X53
Juniper Networks	Junos OS	15.1

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

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

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

• Published: 2019-01-15T21:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T19:24:57.018Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106666
• kb.juniper.net — https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10906