CVE-2023-36849

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: The l2cpd will crash when a malformed LLDP packet is received

Published Jul 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Layer-2 control protocols daemon (l2cpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

When a malformed LLDP packet is received, l2cpd will crash and restart. The impact of the l2cpd crash is reinitialization of STP protocols (RSTP, MSTP or VSTP), and MVRP and ERP. Also, if any services depend on LLDP state (like PoE or VoIP device recognition), then these will also be affected. Continued receipt of such packets will lead to a sustained Denial of Service.

This issue affects:
Juniper Networks Junos OS
21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3;
22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3;
22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3;
22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2.

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S2-EVO;
22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R3-S3-EVO;
22.2-EVO versions prior to 22.2R2-S1-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO;
22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R2-EVO.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 21.4R3-S3, 22.1R3-S3, 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3, 22.3R2, 22.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 21.4R3-S2-EVO, 22.1R3-S3-EVO, 22.2R2-S1-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO, 22.3R2-EVO, 22.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases;


Vendor Workaround

There are no available workarounds for this issue. If LLDP and its services are not required, this issue can be mitigated by disabling LLDP.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-40769 An Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Layer-2 control protocols daemon (l2cpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When a malformed LLDP packet is received, l2cpd will crash and restart. The impact of the l2cpd crash is reinitialization of STP protocols (RSTP, MSTP or VSTP), and MVRP and ERP. Also, if any services depend on LLDP state (like PoE or VoIP device recognition), then these will also be affected. Continued receipt of such packets will lead to a sustained Denial of Service. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S2-EVO; 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R3-S3-EVO; 22.2-EVO versions prior to 22.2R2-S1-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO; 22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R2-EVO.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Oct 22, 2024, 2:18 PM
Reserved
Jun 27, 2023, 4:17 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 14, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:07 AM