An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4300 Series allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause a Denial-of-Service (Dos). If a specific CLI command is issued, a PFE crash will occur. This will cause traffic forwarding to be interrupted until the system self-recovers. This issue affects Junos OS: All versions before 20.4R3-S10, 21.2 versions before 21.2R3-S7, 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S6.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 18 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 15 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2024-04-12T16:15:37.440
2025-02-06T20:36:55.430
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | juniper | junos | < 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-24p | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-24p-s | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-24t | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-24t-s | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-32f | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-32f-dc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-32f-s | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48mp | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48mp-s | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48p | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48p-s | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48t | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48t-afi | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48t-dc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48t-dc-afi | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-48t-s | - | No |
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