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JunosOperating system · Juniper

CVE-2019-0041

HIGH · 8.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-04-10
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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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
On EX4300-MP Series devices with any lo0 filters applied, transit network traffic may reach the control plane via loopback interface (lo0). The device may fail to forward such traffic. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S2, 18.2R2 on EX4300-MP Series. This issue does not affect any other EX series devices.

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

On EX4300-MP Series devices running affected Junos OS 18.2 versions, when loopback interface (lo0) filters are applied, transit traffic can incorrectly reach the control plane via lo0 instead of being forwarded normally, causing traffic forwarding failures.

MitigationUpgrade Junos OS to 18.2R1-S2 or later on affected EX4300-MP devices; alternatively, remove or modify lo0 filters as a workaround if upgrading is not immediately feasible.

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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:= 18.2

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
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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. Confirm device is EX4300-MP
    Run 'show chassis hardware' or 'show version' and verify the hardware model is EX4300-MP
    Affected if Device is not an EX4300-MP - the vulnerability only affects this specific model
  2. Identify Junos OS version
    Run 'show version' to determine the installed Junos OS version
    Affected if Version is 18.2 - this is the sole affected version per the CVE scope
  3. Check for lo0 filter configuration
    Run 'show configuration interfaces lo0' to inspect for firewall filter (input-list or output-list) assignments on the loopback interface
    Affected if No filters are applied to lo0 - the vulnerability requires loopback filters to be present for the flaw to trigger

All three conditions must be true: EX4300-MP hardware, Junos 18.2, and loopback interface filters are configured - only then is the environment affected by this CVE

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

Upgrade Junos OS to 18.2R1-S2 or later on affected EX4300-MP devices; alternatively, remove or modify lo0 filters as a workaround if upgrading is not immediately feasible.

Fix this in Junos Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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