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GHSA-xwcp-g9fq-2mmp

GHSA-xwcp-g9fq-2mmp PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published July 11, 2024

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series, and MX Series with SPC3 allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When an affected device receives specific valid TCP traffic, the pfe crashes and restarts leading to a momentary but complete service outage. This issue affects Junos OS: 21.2 releases from 21.2R3-S5 before 21.2R3-S6. This issue does not affect earlier or later releases.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Timeline

  • Jul 11, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory

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