CVE-2019-0055
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the SIP ALG packet processing service of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) to the device by sending specific types of valid SIP traffic to the device. In this case, the flowd process crashes and generates a core dump while processing SIP ALG traffic. Continued receipt of these valid SIP packets will result in a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D61, 12.3X48-D65 on SRX Series; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D130 on SRX Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3 on SRX Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2 on SRX Series.
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 confidenceA vulnerability in the SIP ALG packet processing service of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service by sending specific types of valid SIP traffic to the device, causing the flowd process to crash and generate a core dump. Continued receipt of these packets results in sustained DoS.
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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= 12.3x48= 15.1x49= 17.3= 17.4CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Junos OS versionRun 'show version' or 'show system information' to obtain the installed Junos OS versionAffected if Version matches 12.3X48, 15.1X49, 17.3, or 17.4 exactly (these are the only affected versions listed)
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Confirm device is SRX SeriesRun 'show chassis hardware' or check the model field from 'show version' outputAffected if Device is an SRX Series device (the vulnerability applies specifically to SRX hardware)
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Check if SIP ALG is enabledRun 'show security alg sip' to display SIP ALG configuration and statusAffected if SIP ALG is enabled (output shows 'SIP ALG status: Enabled' or 'sip' is listed among active ALGs)
The device is affected if it is an SRX Series running Junos version 12.3X48, 15.1X49, 17.3, or 17.4 AND has SIP ALG enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Junos OS to the patched versions (12.3X48-D61/D65, 15.1X49-D130, 17.3R3, 17.4R2 or later) on affected SRX Series devices to resolve the SIP ALG processing flaw.
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