An Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in the advanced forwarding management process aftman of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC10E, MPC11, MX10K-LC9600 line cards, MX304, and EX9200-15C, may allow an attacker to exploit a stack-based buffer overflow, leading to a reboot of the FPC. Through code review, it was determined that the interface definition code for aftman could read beyond a buffer boundary, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series and EX9200-15C: * from 21.2 before 21.2R3-S1, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3, * from 22.1 before 22.1R2, * from 22.2 before 22.2R2; This issue does not affect: * versions of Junos OS prior to 20.3R1; * any version of Junos OS 20.4.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 16 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 13 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.
2024-04-12T16:15:39.713
2026-01-23T16:12:00.117
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ex9200-15c | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | lc9600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mpc10e-10c | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mpc10e-15c | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mpc11 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx10004 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx10008 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx2008 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx2010 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx2020 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx204 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx240 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx304 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx480 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx960 | - | No |
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