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HIGH · 7.4

CVE-2023-28974

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the bbe-smgd of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In a...

Vulnerability Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the bbe-smgd of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In a Broadband Edge / Subscriber Management scenario on MX Series when a specifically malformed ICMP packet addressed to the device is received from a subscriber the bbe-smgd will crash, affecting the subscriber sessions that are connecting, updating, or terminating. Continued receipt of such packets will lead to a sustained DoS condition. When this issue happens the below log can be seen if the traceoptions for the processes smg-service are enabled: BBE_TRACE(TRACE_LEVEL_INFO, "%s: Dropped unsupported ICMP PKT ... This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: All versions prior to 19.4R3-S11; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S7; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S6; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S6; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S4; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S2; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2-S2, 22.1R3; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R1-S2, 22.3R2.

CVSS Score

7.4

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
JuniperJunos< 19.4
JuniperMx-
JuniperMx10-
JuniperMx10000-
JuniperMx10003-
JuniperMx10008-
JuniperMx10016-
JuniperMx104-
JuniperMx150-
JuniperMx2008-
JuniperMx2010-
JuniperMx2020-
JuniperMx204-
JuniperMx240-
JuniperMx40-
JuniperMx480-
JuniperMx5-
JuniperMx80-
JuniperMx960-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-754

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-28974?

CVE-2023-28974 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH). An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the bbe-smgd of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In a...

How severe is CVE-2023-28974?

CVE-2023-28974 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-28974?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Juniper Junos, Juniper Mx, Juniper Mx10, Juniper Mx10000, Juniper Mx10003.