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JunosOperating system · Juniper

CVE-2018-0034

MEDIUM · 5.9 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-07-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the Juniper Networks Junos OS JDHCPD daemon which allows an attacker to core the JDHCPD daemon by sending a crafted IPv6 packet to the system. This issue is limited to systems which receives IPv6 DHCP packets on a system configured for DHCP processing using the JDHCPD daemon. This issue does not affect IPv4 DHCP packet processing. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S10 on EX Series; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D70 on SRX Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47 on EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D130 on QFabric; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D140 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10000 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D233 on QFX5110, QFX5200; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D471 on NFX 150, NFX 250; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S9, 16.1R4-S8, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S3, 16.1R7; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S5, 16.2R3; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R1-S7, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R1-S4, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in Juniper Networks Junos OS JDHCPD daemon where an attacker can cause the daemon to crash (core dump) by sending a crafted IPv6 packet to systems configured for DHCPv6 processing. This issue only affects IPv6 DHCP packet handling; IPv4 DHCP is unaffected.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied Junos OS patches for affected releases (12.3X48-D70, 14.1X53-D47, 15.1R7, 16.1R7, 17.4R2, etc.) to all affected devices. Until patches can be applied, consider filtering or disabling IPv6 DHCP traffic on untrusted interfaces.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
JunosOperating system
Affected:= 12.3= 12.3x48= 14.1x53= 15.1= 15.1x49= 15.1x53= 16.1= 16.2= 17.1= 17.2= 17.3= 17.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Junos OS version
    Execute 'show version' on the device CLI and note the installed Junos release (e.g., 12.3, 14.1x53, 15.1, 17.4, etc.)
    Affected if The version matches any of the following: 12.3, 12.3x48, 14.1x53, 15.1, 15.1x49, 15.1x53, 16.1, 16.2, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, or 17.4
  2. Verify IPv6 DHCP is configured
    Run 'show configuration | display set | match dhcpv6' or 'show configuration protocols dhcpv6' to see if DHCPv6 processing is enabled
    Affected if DHCPv6 is configured and active on the device (the vulnerability only affects IPv6 DHCP handling)
  3. Confirm JDHCPD daemon is running
    Execute 'show system processes | match jdhcpd' or check daemon status via 'request system process restart jdhcpd' to verify the service is operational
    Affected if The JDHCPD daemon is running and IPv6 DHCP processing is enabled

The device is affected if it runs a Junos version in the affected list AND has IPv6 DHCP (DHCPv6) configured and active, as the crash only occurs when the JDHCPD daemon processes crafted IPv6 packets.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied Junos OS patches for affected releases (12.3X48-D70, 14.1X53-D47, 15.1R7, 16.1R7, 17.4R2, etc.) to all affected devices. Until patches can be applied, consider filtering or disabling IPv6 DHCP traffic on untrusted interfaces.

Fix this in Junos Scoped from the published advisory
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