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CVE-2017-2348

The Juniper Enhanced jdhcpd daemon may experience high CPU utilization, or crash and restart upon receipt of an invalid IPv6 UDP packet. Both high CPU utilization and repeated crashes of the jdhcpd daemon can result in a denial of service as DHCP service is interrupted. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D12, 14.1X53-D38, 14.1X53-D40 on QFX, EX, QFabric System; 15.1 prior to 15.1F2-S18, 15.1R4 on all products and platforms; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D80 on SRX; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D51, 15.1X53-D60 on NFX, QFX, EX.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from juniper organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-07-17T13:18:24.563

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-400
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System juniper junos 14.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 14.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 14.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 14.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x49 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 15.1x53 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For juniper's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.