CVE-2019-0064
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 · uneditedOn SRX5000 Series devices, if 'set security zones security-zone <zone> tcp-rst' is configured, the flowd process may crash when a specific TCP packet is received by the device and triggers a new session. The process restarts automatically. However, receipt of a constant stream of these TCP packets may result in an extended Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the device. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.2R3 on SRX 5000 Series; 18.4R2 on SRX 5000 Series; 19.2R1 on SRX 5000 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 confidenceOn SRX5000 Series devices running Junos OS, a specific TCP packet triggering a new session causes the flowd process to crash when the 'tcp-rst' configuration option is enabled in a security zone. The process auto-restarts, but a continuous stream of these packets creates a persistent Denial of Service condition.
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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= 18.2= 18.4= 19.2CVSS 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 the device modelRun 'show chassis hardware' or 'show system information' to confirm the device is an SRX5000 Series deviceAffected if The device is not an SRX5000 Series device, this CVE does not apply
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Check the Junos OS versionRun 'show version' to obtain the installed Junos OS versionAffected if The installed version matches 18.2, 18.4, or 19.2 exactly
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Verify if tcp-rst is configured in any security zoneRun 'show configuration security zones | display set | match tcp-rst' to search for tcp-rst configuration under security zonesAffected if tcp-rst configuration appears in any security zone output
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Check for flowd crash historyRun 'show system core-dumps' or check /var/log/messages for flowd crash events related to tcp-rst triggersAffected if Recent flowd process crashes are present in logs or core dumps
A user is affected if they have an SRX5000 device running Junos OS 18.2, 18.4, or 19.2 with tcp-rst enabled in a security zone configuration, as indicated by the presence of flowd crashes.
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 dataRemove the 'tcp-rst' configuration from affected security zones, or upgrade Junos OS to a fixed version beyond 19.2R1 for SRX5000 Series devices.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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