CVE detail

CVE-2023-44196 — CVE-2023-44196

Published 2023-10-13 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos_os_evolved · Source nvd
MEDIUM
severity
CVSS-derived band
6.5
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0024
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
15.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10003 Series allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause an impact to the integrity of the system. When specific transit MPLS packets are received by the PFE, these packets are internally forwarded to the RE. This issue is a prerequisite for CVE-2023-44195. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: * All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8-EVO; * 21.1-EVO version 21.1R1-EVO and later; * 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R3-S6-EVO; * 21.3-EVO version 21.3R1-EVO and later; * 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S3-EVO; * 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R3-S4-EVO; * 22.2-EVO versions prior to 22.2R3-S3-EVO; * 22.3-EVO vers

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved 20.4R3-S8-EVO, 21.2R3-S6-EVO, 21.4R3-S3-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.2R3-S3-EVO, 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO, 22.4R2-EVO, 23.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.

workarounds

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved<20.4R3-S8-EVO20.4R3-S8-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=21.1R1-EVO<21.1*-EVO21.1*-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=21.2-EVO<21.2R3-S6-EVO21.2R3-S6-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=21.3R1-EVO<21.3*-EVO21.3*-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=21.4-EVO<21.4R3-S3-EVO21.4R3-S3-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=22.1-EVO<22.1R3-S4-EVO22.1R3-S4-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=22.2-EVO<22.2R3-S3-EVO22.2R3-S3-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=22.3-EVO<22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=22.4-EVO<22.4R2-EVO22.4R2-EVOadvisory ↗

References

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