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JunosOperating system · Juniper

CVE-2018-0049

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2018-10-10
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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 NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause the Junos OS kernel to crash. Continued receipt of this specifically crafted malicious MPLS packet will cause a sustained Denial of Service condition. This issue require it to be received on an interface configured to receive this type of traffic. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions above and including 12.1X46-D76 prior to 12.1X46-D81 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 12.3R12-S10; 12.3X48 versions above and including 12.3X48-D66 prior to 12.3X48-D75 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 14.1X53-D47 on EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100; 14.1X53 versions above and including 14.1X53-D115 prior to 14.1X53-D130 on QFabric System; 15.1 versions above and including 15.1F6-S10; 15.1R4-S9; 15.1R6-S6; 15.1 versions above and including 15.1R7 prior to 15.1R7-S2; 15.1X49 versions above and including 15.1X49-D131 prior to 15.1X49-D150 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 15.1X53 versions above 15.1X53-D233 prior to 15.1X53-D235 on QFX5200/QFX5110; 15.1X53 versions up to and including 15.1X53-D471 prior to 15.1X53-D590 on NFX150, NFX250; 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10000 Series; 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R3-S8; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R4-S9 prior to 16.1R4-S12; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R5-S4; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R6-S3 prior to 16.1R6-S6; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R7 prior to 16.1R7-S2; 16.2 versions above and including 16.2R1-S6; 16.2 versions above and including 16.2R2-S5 prior to 16.2R2-S7; 17.1R1-S7; 17.1 versions above and including 17.1R2-S7 prior to 17.1R2-S9; 17.2R1-S6; 17.2 versions above and including 17.2R2-S4 prior to 17.2R2-S6; 17.2X75 versions above and including 17.2X75-D100 prior to X17.2X75-D101, 17.2X75-D110; 17.3 versions above and including 17.3R1-S4 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.3 versions above and including 17.3R2-S2 prior to 17.3R2-S4 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.3R3 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.4 versions above and including 17.4R1-S3 prior to 17.4R1-S5 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.4R2 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.1 versions above and including 18.1R2 prior to 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.2 versions above and including 18.2R1 prior to 18.2R1-S2, 18.2R1-S3, 18.2R2 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.2X75 versions above and including 18.2X75-D5 prior to 18.2X75-D20.

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 NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Junos OS kernel allows an attacker to crash the kernel by sending a specifically crafted malicious MPLS packet to an interface configured to receive MPLS traffic. Continued receipt of these packets causes a sustained Denial of Service condition.

MitigationApply the appropriate Junos OS software update from Juniper Networks that addresses this vulnerability. As an interim mitigation, filter or block untrusted MPLS traffic at network boundaries until the patch can be deployed.

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:= 12.1x46= 12.3x48= 12.3= 15.1= 16.1= 16.2= 17.1= 17.2= 17.2x75= 18.2x75= 14.1x53= 15.1x49

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
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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. Check Junos OS version
    Run 'show version' or 'show version detail' on the device
    Affected if The displayed version matches one of these: 12.1X46, 12.3X48, 12.3, 15.1, 16.1, 16.2, 17.1, 17.2, 17.2X75, 18.2X75, 14.1X53, 15.1X49 (any build within these release trains)
  2. Identify MPLS-enabled interfaces
    Run 'show configuration | find "family mpls"' or 'show configuration protocols mpls' to list interfaces and protocols configured for MPLS
    Affected if Any interface is configured with 'family mpls' or the device has MPLS protocols enabled
  3. Verify MPLS receive capability
    Run 'show interfaces' for each MPLS-configured interface and check the 'Family' line includes 'MPLS'; also check 'show configuration interfaces <name> unit <num> family mpls'
    Affected if Interfaces are configured to receive (not just transmit) MPLS traffic - indicated by 'family mpls' present under the interface unit

The device is affected if it runs an affected Junos version (12.1X46, 12.3X48, 12.3, 15.1, 16.1, 16.2, 17.1, 17.2, 17.2X75, 18.2X75, 14.1X53, or 15.1X49) AND has at least one interface configured to receive MPLS traffic (family mpls configuration present).

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 appropriate Junos OS software update from Juniper Networks that addresses this vulnerability. As an interim mitigation, filter or block untrusted MPLS traffic at network boundaries until the patch can be deployed.

Fix this in Junos Scoped from the published advisory
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