CVE-2024-21602: junos os evolved Null Dereference — Fix

Description

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7100-32C and ACX7100-48L allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). If a specific IPv4 UDP packet is received and sent to the Routing Engine (RE) packetio crashes and restarts which causes a momentary traffic interruption. Continued receipt of such packets will lead to a sustained DoS. This issue does not happen with IPv6 packets. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7100-32C and ACX7100-48L: * 21.4-EVO versions earlier than 21.4R3-S6-EVO; * 22.1-EVO versions earlier than 22.1R3-S5-EVO; * 22.2-EVO versions earlier than 22.2R2-S1-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO; * 22.3-EVO versions earlier than 22.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions earlier than 21.4R1-EVO.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-476 CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All
juniper	junos_os_evolved	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75743 https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75743

Other References

https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21602? +

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7100-32C and ACX7100-48L allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). If a specific IPv4 UDP packet is received and sent to the Routing Engine (RE) packetio crashes and restarts which causes a momentary traffic interruption. Continued receipt of such packets will lead to a sustained DoS. This issue does not happen with IPv6 packets. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7100-32C and ACX7100-48L: * 21.4-EVO versions earlier than 21.4R3-S6-EVO; * 22.1-EVO versions earlier than 22.1R3-S5-EVO; * 22.2-EVO versions earlier than 22.2R2-S1-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO; * 22.3-EVO versions earlier than 22.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions earlier than 21.4R1-EVO. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-21602? +

CVE-2024-21602 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-21602? +

CVE-2024-21602 affects products from juniper, specifically: junos_os_evolved. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-21602? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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