Juniper Junos MX and T4000 Series MPC Reboot DoS (JSA10621)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73495

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Junos device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability. The issue exists in MX and T4000 series routers that use either Trio-based or Cassis-based PFE modules. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IP packet to cause the MPC to reboot.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10621.

See Also

https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10621

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73495

File Name: juniper_jsa10621.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Published: 4/14/2014

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/model, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/BuildDate

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2713

BID: 66764

JSA: JSA10621